Painters: cost estimator

12 kinds of job, each with the price range a published survey gives for it. National figures, read November 10, 2026. Pick a job below to work out a total.

Job	Range	Typical	Source
Painting the inside of a house (Angi)	$965 to $3,089	$2,022	Angi
Painting the inside of a house (HomeGuide)	$2,900 to $8,800	not given	HomeGuide
Painting the outside of a house (Angi)	$1,819 to $4,551	$3,178	Angi
Painting the outside of a 2,000-square-foot house (HomeGuide)	$3,000 to $10,000	not given	HomeGuide
Painting 2,200 square feet of outside walls (Fixr)	$6,242 to $11,617	not given	Fixr
A 120-square-foot bedroom (HomeAdvisor)	$240 to $720	not given	HomeAdvisor
A living room (HomeAdvisor)	$700 to $2,000	not given	HomeAdvisor
Inside, by the square foot (Angi)	$2 to $6 per square foot	not given	Angi
Outside, by the square foot of paintable area (Angi)	$1.50 to $4 per square foot	not given	Angi
A painter by the hour (HomeGuide)	$25 to $75 per hour	not given	HomeGuide
Both sides of an interior door (HomeGuide)	$75 to $150 per door	not given	HomeGuide
Trim and baseboard (HomeGuide)	$1 to $4 per linear foot	not given	HomeGuide

Work out a total

Kind of job Choose a job Painting the inside of a house (Angi): $965 to $3,089 Painting the inside of a house (HomeGuide): $2,900 to $8,800 Painting the outside of a house (Angi): $1,819 to $4,551 Painting the outside of a 2,000-square-foot house (HomeGuide): $3,000 to $10,000 Painting 2,200 square feet of outside walls (Fixr): $6,242 to $11,617 A 120-square-foot bedroom (HomeAdvisor): $240 to $720 A living room (HomeAdvisor): $700 to $2,000 Inside, by the square foot (Angi): $2 to $6 per square foot Outside, by the square foot of paintable area (Angi): $1.50 to $4 per square foot A painter by the hour (HomeGuide): $25 to $75 per hour Both sides of an interior door (HomeGuide): $75 to $150 per door Trim and baseboard (HomeGuide): $1 to $4 per linear foot How many? For a job priced per unit (per square foot, per hour, per vent and so on): from 1 to 100,000, whole numbers or one decimal. Leave it empty for a job priced as a whole. Work it out

Read the cost guide for what moves the price and how to compare quotes.