State guide
Painting Cost in Iowa
Painters in Iowa average $25.04 an hour, 2% above the national mean. This page covers all 8 Iowa metro areas the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data for, each with its own cost breakdown.
Metro areas in Iowa
Ranked by mean painter wage, highest to lowest. Every metro links to its own interior, exterior and cabinet cost breakdown.
Why the wage varies within one state
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is the highest-paying metro in Iowa at $27.68 an hour. A state average blends every local labour market into one number, which is useful for a state-level sense of cost but not for a specific job: the metro pages above use each area’s own wage rather than this state figure, because a state can easily contain both its most and least expensive metro at the same time.
See the full painting cost guide for every state, or the calculator to price a specific job.
Common questions
How much do painters charge per hour in Iowa?
The Iowa state average is $25.04 an hour, 2% above the national mean. Individual metros vary: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is the highest at $27.68.
Which Iowa metro has the highest painting cost?
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, where painters average $27.68 an hour. See its dedicated cost breakdown above.
Does this cover every part of Iowa?
It covers every metro area the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data for in Iowa u2014 8 in total. Rural areas outside a metro area are not separately tracked in this dataset.
What this page does not tell you
- The state figure is a weighted blend across every metro in the state, not a single local market.
- Rural and non-metro areas of the state are not separately tracked in the BLS release this site uses.
- For an actual job, use the specific metro's own page or the calculator rather than the state average.