Painting federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the Painting series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Painting occupation series had 3,831 employees with an average salary of $72,608.
3,831 employees in this occupation series
$72,608 average pay
Painting and Paperhanging Family occupation family
Air Force Materiel Command largest agency for this occupation
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Use this page when you want to see where a federal occupation is concentrated, which agencies employ the most people in it, and what the average pay looks like across government.
Occupation family
Painting is reported under the Painting and Paperhanging Family family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most Painting staff
These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.
| Agency | Department | Employees | Total salary expense | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Materiel Command | Department of Defense | 816 | $55,041,037 | $67,452 | 21.3% |
| "U.s. Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief" | Department of Defense | 756 | $59,172,558 | $78,271 | 19.7% |
| United States Fleet Forces Command | Department of Defense | 654 | $46,552,034 | $71,180 | 17.1% |
| Veterans Health Administration | Department of Veterans Affairs | 463 | $32,803,909 | $70,851 | 12.1% |
| Naval Air Systems Command | Department of Defense | 179 | $12,916,012 | $72,156 | 4.7% |
| U.s. Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (Tacom) | Department of Defense | 136 | $8,649,930 | $63,602 | 3.5% |
| U.s. Coast Guard | Department of Homeland Security | 93 | $6,934,628 | $74,566 | 2.4% |
| U.s. Marine Corps | Department of Defense | 89 | $6,843,963 | $76,898 | 2.3% |
| Army National Guard Units | Department of Defense | 65 | $4,301,322 | $66,174 | 1.7% |
| U.s. Army Aviation and Missile Command | Department of Defense | 65 | $4,527,285 | $69,651 | 1.7% |
| Naval Facilities Engineering Command | Department of Defense | 58 | $4,458,170 | $76,865 | 1.5% |
| Air Education and Training Command | Department of Defense | 38 | $2,658,898 | $69,971 | 1.0% |
| U.s. Army Joint Munitions Command | Department of Defense | 27 | $1,743,309 | $64,567 | 0.7% |
| U.s. Army Communications Electronics Command | Department of Defense | 27 | $1,697,278 | $62,862 | 0.7% |
| U.s. Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Defense | 19 | $2,418,985 | $127,315 | 0.5% |
| Defense Logistics Agency | Department of Defense | 15 | $985,065 | $65,671 | 0.4% |
| Smithsonian Institution (Except Units Administered Under Separate Boards of Trustees) | Independent or mixed | 15 | $1,187,475 | $79,165 | 0.4% |
| National Park Service | Department of the Interior | 13 | $994,812 | $76,524 | 0.3% |
Common pay plans for Painting
This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.
| Pay plan | Employees | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WG | 2,852 | $68,462 | 74.4% |
| WL | 344 | $83,134 | 9.0% |
| WS | 204 | $103,126 | 5.3% |
| WT | 98 | $57,227 | 2.6% |
| WB | 19 | $127,315 | 0.5% |
| WD | 11 | $88,309 | 0.3% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).