Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 95 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Los Angeles, CA $140,660 1,360
California $140,080 1,760
Central East New York $96,400 60
San Francisco, CA $84,950 230
Naples, FL $83,670 30
Massachusetts $83,530 30

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $52,270 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $65,790 50
      Arizona $63,380 80
      Tucson, AZ $52,200 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Los Angeles, CA $140,660 1,360
      California $140,080 1,760
      San Francisco, CA $84,950 230
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $78,170 —
      Colorado $74,010 180
      Denver, CO $69,680 —
      Fort Collins, CO $53,790 70
      Colorado Springs, CO $49,480 —
      Northwest Colorado $43,770 —
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $75,160 30
      Connecticut $72,860 140
      Waterbury, CT $64,030 30
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $66,720 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $83,670 30
      Miami, FL $52,460 170
      Orlando, FL $48,490 340
      Florida $48,490 820
      Tampa, FL $46,240 —
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $64,130 120
      Georgia $61,560 240
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $38,930 —
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $43,850 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $54,990 —
      Illinois $53,820 —
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $79,280 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $24,670 50
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $38,500 90
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Shreveport, LA $72,400 60
      New Orleans, LA $33,040 50
      Louisiana $32,390 190
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $83,530 30
      Boston, MA-NH $43,860 40
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $72,750 30
      Baltimore, MD $65,520 —
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $44,700 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $60,490 40
      Michigan $35,080 90
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $66,930 50
      Minnesota $63,730 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $52,000 180
      Kansas City, MO-KS $47,630 40
      St. Louis, MO-IL $42,160 90
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $56,300 90
      Asheville, NC $51,970 —
      Durham, NC $50,880 30
      North Carolina $44,920 260
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $42,730 —
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $34,600 110
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $62,680 50
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $72,610 —
      New Mexico $43,250 110
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $53,200 90
      Las Vegas, NV $49,470 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central East New York $96,400 60
      New York, NY-NJ $80,760 710
      Albany, NY $80,070 40
      New York $78,690 960
      Kiryas Joel, NY $67,010 —
      Buffalo, NY $57,290 —
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $43,510 210
      Columbus, OH $33,140 70
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $32,600 170
      Ohio $31,200 680
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $45,190 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $63,380 —
      Portland, OR-WA $54,000 —
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,770 70
      Pennsylvania $59,370 140
      Pittsburgh, PA $44,130 —
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $83,260 50
      South Carolina $72,990 190
      Columbia, SC $31,250 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $52,800 70
      Tennessee $47,580 160
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $49,650 230
      Austin, TX $48,950 200
      Houston, TX $38,880 330
      Hill Country Region of Texas $38,620 40
      Texas $34,600 1,140
      San Antonio, TX $32,500 80
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $46,060 —
      Utah $43,680 140
      Ogden, UT $38,320 60
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $58,960 —
      Richmond, VA $58,960 —
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $35,000 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $83,270 650
      Washington $78,370 840
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $61,670 110
      Wisconsin $57,770 190
      Madison, WI $51,930 50