Cost by metro
Painting Cost in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury
Painters in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury average $29.82 an hour, 22% above the national mean. A 2,000 square foot interior here runs roughly $2,450 to $3,650 for labour and materials, of which about 68% is labour.
| Job | Labour | Materials | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior, 2,000 sq ft | $2,062 | $990 | $2,450 to $3,650 |
| Exterior, 2,000 sq ft | $1,640 | $750 | $1,900 to $2,850 |
| Kitchen cabinets, 30 doors | $3,149 | $660 | $3,050 to $4,550 |
480 painters are employed in this metro. Wage source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 47-2141. Billed labour rate is the mean wage × 2.2. Full method.
How Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury compares
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury sits in the top quarter of the country by painter wage, rank 31 of 361, and the gap between a budget crew and a premium one here is unusually wide: the 25th percentile is $23.24, the 75th is $37.51. At this end of the market, shopping around genuinely changes the number, more than it would in a tighter market like Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater.
Nearest by rank: Hanford-Corcoran and Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater.
Within Connecticut, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury pays 2% below the state average of $30.53, across 5 BLS-tracked metros in the state. See the full Connecticut painting cost guide.
What it costs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury
| Home size | Surface sq ft | Labour | Materials | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | 2,750 | $1,031 | $495 | $1,200 to $1,850 |
| 1,500 sq ft | 4,125 | $1,546 | $743 | $1,850 to $2,750 |
| 2,000 sq ft | 5,500 | $2,062 | $990 | $2,450 to $3,650 |
| 2,500 sq ft | 6,875 | $2,577 | $1,238 | $3,050 to $4,600 |
| 3,000 sq ft | 8,250 | $3,093 | $1,485 | $3,650 to $5,500 |
| 4,000 sq ft | 11,000 | $4,124 | $1,980 | $4,900 to $7,300 |
At Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury's own wage of $29.82/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.
Exterior work costs more per square foot here for the same reason it does everywhere: slower coverage, heavier prep, and ladders instead of a flat wall. At Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury’s own wage, an exterior job on the same 2,000 square foot home runs $1,900 to $2,850. Cabinets, priced per door rather than by area, run $3,050 to $4,550 for an average 30 door kitchen.
The local trade
480 painters are employed in this metro area, out of 201,860 tracked nationally across 361 metros. That headcount is a rough guide to how much choice you have locally: a deep local market usually means more competing quotes, a thin one means fewer and a longer wait for a good crew.
Every figure above uses the same method as the rest of this site: the metro mean wage multiplied by 2.2 for payroll burden, overhead and profit, then a coverage rate for the job type. Nothing here is specific to this metro beyond the wage itself. See the methodology page for the full chain and to check the arithmetic.
Common questions
What do painters charge per hour in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury painters average $29.82 an hour, which a contractor bills at roughly $29.82 × 2.2 once payroll burden, insurance, overhead and profit are included.
How much does it cost to paint a house in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury?
A 2,000 square foot interior runs roughly $2,450 to $3,650 in labour and materials, and the exterior of the same house runs $1,900 to $2,850. Both are modelled from the local wage, not a national figure.
Is painting more expensive in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury than the rest of the state?
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury pays 2% below its own state average, and ranks 31 of 361 nationally.
What this page does not tell you
- The wage is a metro-wide mean. A large metro can span suburbs with genuinely different local rates.
- This is a modelled range, not a quote, and nobody has seen your walls.
- Excludes repairs, wallpaper removal, lead-safe work and scaffolding.
- Wage data is the BLS May 2025 release and lags the current market.