- Fence painting and staining usually costs $880 to $4,150, about $1,850 typical.
- Painting or staining an average backyard fence, both sides, with prep.
What fence painting and staining costs
Most homeowners pay $880 to $4,150 for fence painting and staining, and $1,850 is a typical price. Painting or staining an average backyard fence, both sides, with prep. By the linear foot, HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila put it at $3 to $14, with $8.50 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $880 |
| Typical | $1,850 |
| High end | $4,150 |
| Per linear foot | $3 to $14 |
The range blends Fixr and HomeAdvisor (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $1,510 in Arkansas and $2,419 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Length and height. Priced by the linear foot. Taller fences have more surface.
- Paint or stain. Stain soaks in and is quicker to apply. Paint looks cleaner but peels and needs scraping later.
- Prep. Washing, scraping and replacing loose boards come first.
- One side or two. Doing both sides nearly doubles the work.
Fence painting and staining cost by fence length
| Fence length | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 50 ft | $150 to $700 | HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila |
| 100 ft | $300 to $1,400 | Bob Vila |
| 200 ft | $600 to $2,800 | Bob Vila |
Fence painting and staining cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $880 to $4,150. About 80% of a fence painting and staining 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 | $741 | $1,558 | $3,496 |
| Alaska | $1,070 | $2,250 | $5,046 |
| Arizona | $862 | $1,812 | $4,065 |
| Arkansas | $718 | $1,510 | $3,387 |
| California | $1,023 | $2,151 | $4,826 |
| Colorado | $899 | $1,891 | $4,242 |
| Connecticut | $1,023 | $2,150 | $4,824 |
| Delaware | $878 | $1,845 | $4,140 |
| District of Columbia | $1,005 | $2,113 | $4,739 |
| Florida | $760 | $1,597 | $3,582 |
| Georgia | $765 | $1,608 | $3,606 |
| Hawaii | $1,151 | $2,419 | $5,427 |
| Idaho | $840 | $1,766 | $3,961 |
| Illinois | $1,129 | $2,373 | $5,322 |
| Indiana | $907 | $1,907 | $4,279 |
| Iowa | $879 | $1,848 | $4,145 |
| Kansas | $826 | $1,736 | $3,895 |
| Kentucky | $804 | $1,691 | $3,793 |
| Louisiana | $766 | $1,611 | $3,614 |
| Maine | $889 | $1,869 | $4,193 |
| Maryland | $884 | $1,858 | $4,169 |
| Massachusetts | $1,092 | $2,296 | $5,150 |
| Michigan | $899 | $1,891 | $4,242 |
| Minnesota | $1,034 | $2,174 | $4,877 |
| Mississippi | $729 | $1,533 | $3,439 |
| Missouri | $906 | $1,904 | $4,272 |
| Montana | $897 | $1,885 | $4,229 |
| Nebraska | $812 | $1,707 | $3,829 |
| Nevada | $906 | $1,904 | $4,272 |
| New Hampshire | $886 | $1,863 | $4,180 |
| New Jersey | $1,045 | $2,196 | $4,926 |
| New Mexico | $766 | $1,610 | $3,612 |
| New York | $1,008 | $2,120 | $4,755 |
| North Carolina | $760 | $1,598 | $3,584 |
| North Dakota | $899 | $1,890 | $4,240 |
| Ohio | $911 | $1,915 | $4,295 |
| Oklahoma | $751 | $1,579 | $3,541 |
| Oregon | $958 | $2,013 | $4,516 |
| Pennsylvania | $892 | $1,874 | $4,205 |
| Rhode Island | $921 | $1,937 | $4,345 |
| South Carolina | $762 | $1,602 | $3,593 |
| South Dakota | $769 | $1,616 | $3,625 |
| Tennessee | $773 | $1,626 | $3,647 |
| Texas | $757 | $1,592 | $3,571 |
| Utah | $852 | $1,791 | $4,017 |
| Vermont | $882 | $1,855 | $4,160 |
| Virginia | $843 | $1,773 | $3,977 |
| Washington | $1,069 | $2,246 | $5,039 |
| West Virginia | $857 | $1,802 | $4,042 |
| Wisconsin | $928 | $1,952 | $4,378 |
| Wyoming | $882 | $1,855 | $4,162 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $1,000 to $4,000 | $2,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $750 to $4,250 | $1,700 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $750 to $4,250 | $1,700 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical fence painting and staining price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 80%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for painting and staining 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.
On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the fence painting and staining is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, fence painting and staining cost; HomeAdvisor, fence painting and staining cost; Bob Vila, fence painting and staining 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.