How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria?

Roughly $2,250 to $3,400 inside and $1,800 to $2,650 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria?

Usually, because mobilisation and quoting happen once instead of twice. This is true in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and everywhere else, since it is about the contractor's overhead rather than the local market.

Is this a quote for a job in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria?

No. It is a modelled range built from the local wage. Nobody has seen your walls or your prep condition.

House Painting Cost in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria

Painting a whole house in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, inside and out, runs $2,250 to $3,400 for the interior plus $1,800 to $2,650 for the exterior, both at Washington-Arlington-Alexandria’s own wage of $26.73 an hour. Booked together most contractors price it below the two added separately.

Interior, by size

Interior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	2,750	$924	$495	$1,150 to $1,700
1,500 sq ft	4,125	$1,386	$743	$1,700 to $2,550
2,000 sq ft	5,500	$1,848	$990	$2,250 to $3,400
2,500 sq ft	6,875	$2,310	$1,238	$2,850 to $4,250
3,000 sq ft	8,250	$2,772	$1,485	$3,400 to $5,100
4,000 sq ft	11,000	$3,696	$1,980	$4,550 to $6,800

At Washington-Arlington-Alexandria's own wage of $26.73/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Exterior, by size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	1,500	$735	$375	$900 to $1,350
1,500 sq ft	2,250	$1,103	$563	$1,350 to $2,000
2,000 sq ft	3,000	$1,470	$750	$1,800 to $2,650
2,500 sq ft	3,750	$1,838	$938	$2,200 to $3,350
3,000 sq ft	4,500	$2,205	$1,125	$2,650 to $4,000
4,000 sq ft	6,000	$2,940	$1,500	$3,550 to $5,350

At Washington-Arlington-Alexandria's own wage of $26.73/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Why booking both together costs less

A contractor pricing two separate jobs carries two lots of mobilisation: quoting, scheduling and getting a crew to your address twice rather than once. Combined, that overhead happens once, paint is bought in a larger quantity, and a crew already on site for the interior has no gap to price around before starting the exterior. It is reasonable to ask for a combined price below the two quoted separately, in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria or anywhere else.

How Washington-Arlington-Alexandria compares

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ranks 90 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, including cabinets.