- Trim and baseboard painting usually costs $850 to $2,750, about $1,250 typical.
- Painting the baseboards, door casings and window trim in a home.
What trim and baseboard painting costs
Most homeowners pay $850 to $2,750 for trim and baseboard painting, and $1,250 is a typical price. Painting the baseboards, door casings and window trim in a home. By the linear foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $1 to $4, with $2.50 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $850 |
| Typical | $1,250 |
| High end | $2,750 |
| Per linear foot | $1 to $4 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $1,659 typical in Hawaii against $1,006 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Length. Priced by the linear foot of trim.
- Detail. Wide, carved or multi-piece trim takes longer than plain baseboard.
- Old paint. Thick or chipped layers need stripping or sanding first.
- With the walls. Painting trim during a room repaint is cheaper than a separate visit.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stripping old layers | $1 to $3 a linear foot | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing trim and baseboard painting bids.
Trim and baseboard painting cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national trim and baseboard painting range with its labor part, roughly 85%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $708 | $1,041 | $2,290 |
| Alaska | $1,045 | $1,537 | $3,381 |
| Arizona | $832 | $1,223 | $2,690 |
| Arkansas | $684 | $1,006 | $2,213 |
| California | $997 | $1,466 | $3,226 |
| Colorado | $870 | $1,279 | $2,814 |
| Connecticut | $997 | $1,466 | $3,224 |
| Delaware | $848 | $1,247 | $2,743 |
| District of Columbia | $978 | $1,439 | $3,165 |
| Florida | $726 | $1,068 | $2,350 |
| Georgia | $732 | $1,076 | $2,367 |
| Hawaii | $1,128 | $1,659 | $3,649 |
| Idaho | $809 | $1,190 | $2,617 |
| Illinois | $1,105 | $1,625 | $3,575 |
| Indiana | $878 | $1,291 | $2,841 |
| Iowa | $849 | $1,249 | $2,747 |
| Kansas | $794 | $1,168 | $2,570 |
| Kentucky | $772 | $1,136 | $2,499 |
| Louisiana | $733 | $1,079 | $2,373 |
| Maine | $859 | $1,264 | $2,780 |
| Maryland | $854 | $1,256 | $2,763 |
| Massachusetts | $1,068 | $1,570 | $3,454 |
| Michigan | $870 | $1,279 | $2,814 |
| Minnesota | $1,008 | $1,483 | $3,262 |
| Mississippi | $695 | $1,023 | $2,250 |
| Missouri | $876 | $1,289 | $2,836 |
| Montana | $867 | $1,275 | $2,806 |
| Nebraska | $780 | $1,147 | $2,524 |
| Nevada | $876 | $1,289 | $2,836 |
| New Hampshire | $857 | $1,260 | $2,771 |
| New Jersey | $1,019 | $1,498 | $3,296 |
| New Mexico | $733 | $1,078 | $2,371 |
| New York | $982 | $1,444 | $3,176 |
| North Carolina | $727 | $1,069 | $2,352 |
| North Dakota | $870 | $1,279 | $2,814 |
| Ohio | $882 | $1,296 | $2,852 |
| Oklahoma | $718 | $1,055 | $2,321 |
| Oregon | $930 | $1,367 | $3,008 |
| Pennsylvania | $862 | $1,267 | $2,788 |
| Rhode Island | $892 | $1,312 | $2,887 |
| South Carolina | $729 | $1,072 | $2,358 |
| South Dakota | $736 | $1,082 | $2,380 |
| Tennessee | $740 | $1,089 | $2,396 |
| Texas | $724 | $1,065 | $2,343 |
| Utah | $821 | $1,207 | $2,656 |
| Vermont | $852 | $1,253 | $2,757 |
| Virginia | $812 | $1,195 | $2,628 |
| Washington | $1,044 | $1,535 | $3,376 |
| West Virginia | $827 | $1,215 | $2,674 |
| Wisconsin | $900 | $1,323 | $2,911 |
| Wyoming | $853 | $1,254 | $2,758 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $1,000 to $3,000 | $1,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $700 to $2,500 | $1,000 | Counted |
How the trim and baseboard 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: 85%. Trim painting is slow brush work with little paint. Koira's assumption. 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.
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Painting is mostly labor, so the estimate should name the rooms or surfaces, the coats and the prep.
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Sources: Fixr, trim and baseboard painting cost; HomeAdvisor, trim and baseboard 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.