- Exterior house painting usually costs $4,050 to $8,100, about $6,050 typical.
- Painting the outside of a house, with washing, prep, paint and labor.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What exterior house painting costs
Exterior house painting usually runs $4,050 to $8,100. A typical job lands near $6,050. Painting the outside of a house, with washing, prep, paint and labor. By the square foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $1.50 to $4, with $2.75 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $4,050 |
| Typical | $6,050 |
| High end | $8,100 |
| Per square foot | $1.50 to $4 |
The range blends Fixr and HomeAdvisor (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $4,938 in Arkansas and $7,911 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Size and stories. More wall means more paint and time. Two- and three-story homes need ladders, lifts or staging.
- Siding. Wood siding takes more prep than vinyl or fiber cement. Brick and stucco soak up paint.
- Condition. Peeling paint means scraping, sanding and priming. Homes built before 1978 may need lead-safe work.
- Trim and colors. Each extra color on trim, shutters and doors adds time.
Exterior house painting cost by wall area
| Wall area | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 200 sq ft | $567 to $1,056 | Fixr |
| 500 sq ft | $1,419 to $2,640 | Fixr |
| 1,000 sq ft | $2,837 to $5,281 | Fixr |
Exterior house painting cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $4,050 to $8,100. About 80% of a exterior house painting price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $3,412 | $5,097 | $6,823 |
| Alaska | $4,925 | $7,357 | $9,850 |
| Arizona | $3,967 | $5,927 | $7,935 |
| Arkansas | $3,305 | $4,938 | $6,611 |
| California | $4,710 | $7,036 | $9,420 |
| Colorado | $4,139 | $6,184 | $8,279 |
| Connecticut | $4,708 | $7,032 | $9,415 |
| Delaware | $4,040 | $6,035 | $8,080 |
| District of Columbia | $4,625 | $6,909 | $9,250 |
| Florida | $3,495 | $5,222 | $6,991 |
| Georgia | $3,519 | $5,257 | $7,038 |
| Hawaii | $5,296 | $7,911 | $10,592 |
| Idaho | $3,866 | $5,774 | $7,731 |
| Illinois | $5,194 | $7,759 | $10,388 |
| Indiana | $4,176 | $6,238 | $8,351 |
| Iowa | $4,045 | $6,043 | $8,091 |
| Kansas | $3,801 | $5,678 | $7,602 |
| Kentucky | $3,701 | $5,529 | $7,403 |
| Louisiana | $3,527 | $5,269 | $7,054 |
| Maine | $4,092 | $6,113 | $8,184 |
| Maryland | $4,068 | $6,077 | $8,136 |
| Massachusetts | $5,026 | $7,507 | $10,051 |
| Michigan | $4,139 | $6,184 | $8,279 |
| Minnesota | $4,760 | $7,110 | $9,519 |
| Mississippi | $3,356 | $5,014 | $6,713 |
| Missouri | $4,169 | $6,228 | $8,338 |
| Montana | $4,127 | $6,165 | $8,254 |
| Nebraska | $3,737 | $5,582 | $7,473 |
| Nevada | $4,169 | $6,228 | $8,338 |
| New Hampshire | $4,079 | $6,094 | $8,159 |
| New Jersey | $4,807 | $7,181 | $9,614 |
| New Mexico | $3,525 | $5,266 | $7,050 |
| New York | $4,641 | $6,932 | $9,281 |
| North Carolina | $3,498 | $5,225 | $6,995 |
| North Dakota | $4,138 | $6,182 | $8,277 |
| Ohio | $4,191 | $6,261 | $8,383 |
| Oklahoma | $3,456 | $5,162 | $6,912 |
| Oregon | $4,408 | $6,584 | $8,815 |
| Pennsylvania | $4,103 | $6,129 | $8,206 |
| Rhode Island | $4,240 | $6,334 | $8,480 |
| South Carolina | $3,507 | $5,239 | $7,014 |
| South Dakota | $3,537 | $5,284 | $7,075 |
| Tennessee | $3,559 | $5,316 | $7,118 |
| Texas | $3,485 | $5,206 | $6,971 |
| Utah | $3,920 | $5,856 | $7,840 |
| Vermont | $4,060 | $6,065 | $8,120 |
| Virginia | $3,881 | $5,798 | $7,763 |
| Washington | $4,918 | $7,347 | $9,836 |
| West Virginia | $3,945 | $5,893 | $7,890 |
| Wisconsin | $4,273 | $6,383 | $8,546 |
| Wyoming | $4,061 | $6,067 | $8,123 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $6,242 to $11,617 | Not given | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,819 to $4,551 | $3,178 | Counted |
How the exterior house painting range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 80%. Painting is mostly labor. Koira's assumption for painting work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Painting is mostly labor, so the estimate should name the rooms or surfaces, the coats and the prep.
Run the numbers for a real exterior house painting in the free painting cost calculator, then save the result as an estimate. On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the exterior house painting is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, exterior house painting cost; HomeAdvisor, exterior house painting cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.