Interior painting
Q4 2026 price ranges for each option and job size, the labor and material split and how the estimate breaks down, for remodeling contractors bidding this work.
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What it runs
Q4 2026 pricing. National figures are the median of 50 metro areas. Ranges are rounded to the nearest $50, or $100 from $5,000 up.
Walls, ceilings and trim
$2,600 to $31,100
500 to 5,000 square feet
What the walls, ceilings and trim option covers
Paint the interior of the home. Mask the floor with plastic sheeting then paint all ceilings and walls with roller, 2 coats. Paint interior trim, doors, and window trims/frames. Based on the FLOOR SQUARE FOOTAGE of the area of the home being painted (not total painted area).
Labor and materials
For walls, ceilings and trim, 2,000 square feet, nationally.
How the estimate is structured
The cost categories an estimate for this work breaks into:
- Project preparation
- Interior painting and wallpaper
By location
Walls, ceilings and trim, 2,000 square feet, in each metro area.
- New York, NY$13,700 to $15,900
- Chicago, IL$14,500 to $16,900
- Atlanta, GA$9,900 to $11,500
- Washington, DC$10,700 to $12,400
- Dallas, TX$9,400 to $10,900
- Boston, MA$13,000 to $15,100
- Minneapolis, MN$12,800 to $14,900
- Detroit, MI$12,000 to $13,900
- Seattle, WA$12,400 to $14,400
- Pittsburgh, PA$10,900 to $12,600
- Los Angeles, CA$12,200 to $14,200
- Philadelphia, PA$11,800 to $13,700
- Denver, CO$10,100 to $11,700
- Baltimore, MD$10,300 to $12,000
- Miami, FL$8,800 to $10,200
- Charlotte, NC$9,100 to $10,500
- St. Louis, MO$12,300 to $14,300
- Houston, TX$9,100 to $10,500
- San Francisco, CA$14,300 to $16,600
- Tampa, FL$9,300 to $10,800
- Phoenix, AZ$10,100 to $11,800
- Orlando, FL$8,900 to $10,400
- Cincinnati, OH$10,400 to $12,100
- Cleveland, OH$10,500 to $12,200
- Kansas City, MO$11,800 to $13,700
- Columbus, OH$10,200 to $11,800
- Indianapolis, IN$9,900 to $11,500
- Raleigh, NC$9,200 to $10,700
- Virginia Beach, VA$9,500 to $11,000
- Riverside, CA$12,400 to $14,400
- San Diego, CA$12,200 to $14,200
- Portland, OR$11,000 to $12,800
- San Jose, CA$15,300 to $17,800
- San Antonio, TX$8,700 to $10,100
- Grand Rapids, MI$10,200 to $11,800
- Jacksonville, FL$9,300 to $10,800
- New Orleans, LA$9,300 to $10,800
- Albany, NY$10,800 to $12,600
- Richmond, VA$9,200 to $10,700
- Las Vegas, NV$10,900 to $12,700
- Providence, RI$10,700 to $12,400
- Memphis, TN$9,100 to $10,600
- Rochester, NY$11,100 to $12,900
- Greenville, SC$9,400 to $11,000
- Bridgeport, CT$11,800 to $13,700
- Worcester, MA$11,700 to $13,600
- Syracuse, NY$10,800 to $12,500
- Sacramento, CA$11,900 to $13,900
- Nashville, TN$9,300 to $10,800
- Milwaukee, WI$11,400 to $13,200
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