United States
Paperhangers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$48,260
Paperhangers in the United States earn a median of $48,260 a year, about $23.20 an hour.
Median
$48,260
per year
Hourly
$23.20
as published
Mean
$51,900
pulled up by top earners
Workers
1,520
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $56,360 | +17% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $51,510 | +7% |
| Florida | State | $47,060 | -2% |
| Wisconsin | State | $39,130 | -19% |
| Ohio | State | $44,740 | -7% |
| New Jersey | State | $58,240 | +21% |
| Oklahoma | State | $51,810 | +7% |
| Michigan | State | $47,160 | -2% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $56,630 | +17% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $65,190 | +35% |
| California | State | $57,330 | +19% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $48,260 | +0% |
| Colorado | State | $46,830 | -3% |
| North Carolina | State | $35,740 | -26% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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