§ 03 Trade wages
Painters in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
Painters in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro earned a median of $17.33 an hour in May 2025 (BLS OEWS), 27% lower than the national median of $23.75. The middle half earned $8.42 to $22.08. About 280 people work in this occupation here. That ranks 224 of 225 metros with a reliable estimate for this trade. These are employee wages, not what a contractor bills you per hour.
BLS OEWS May 2025 · SOC 47-2141
Painters, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
25th pct$8.42per hour
Median$17.33per hour
75th pct$22.08per hour
10th pct$8.42
90th pct$23.51
Mean$16.18
Workers280
Your multiplier: ×2.0Median wage × multiplier: $35/hr
OEWS reports what employers pay these workers per hour. A contractor’s bill also covers the business: insurance, licensing, vehicles, tools, office staff, warranty callbacks, unbilled travel time and profit. The wage is a floor for understanding a quote, never a price. You set the multiplier; we publish no typical markup because we have no citable source for one.What else is in a bill for this trade
- Prep time (scraping, patching, priming) often exceeds painting time
- EPA lead-safe certification and containment for pre-1978 homes
- Paint and supplies, sometimes billed separately
BLS OEWS May 2025 · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC · mean RSE 4.9%Employee wages from the BLS employer survey. Not what a contractor bills.