Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$38K–$83K
Median
$55,490
25th percentile
$37,560
75th percentile
$83,200
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Arizona
$56,160
$37K–$91K
Arkansas
$32,340
$30K–$53K
California
$58,240
$38K–$155K
Colorado
$51,910
$44K–$76K
Connecticut
$71,210
$56K–$85K
Florida
$50,360
$40K–$78K
Georgia
$65,010
$50K–$78K
Illinois
$53,850
$44K–$77K
Kansas
$25,830
$23K–$48K
Kentucky
$48,050
$23K–$55K
Louisiana
$40,700
$34K–$72K
Maine
$46,170
$41K–$66K
Maryland
$66,180
$55K–$76K
Michigan
$38,650
$30K–$81K
Minnesota
$61,730
$56K–$82K
Missouri
$49,820
$36K–$60K
Nebraska
$39,800
$31K–$46K
Nevada
$81,630
$44K–$83K
New Mexico
$63,090
$45K–$73K
New York
$78,870
$63K–$120K
Ohio
$31,780
$24K–$44K
Oklahoma
$47,830
$48K–$83K
Oregon
$98,540
$73K–$99K
Pennsylvania
$54,270
$39K–$71K
Tennessee
$30,720
$31K–$50K
Texas
$49,650
$37K–$65K
Utah
$57,270
$42K–$81K
Virginia
$47,930
$35K–$70K
Washington
$72,430
$41K–$102K
Wisconsin
$53,350
$50K–$68K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 51% of arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations nationally, and earn 93¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
More arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
National salary data is the starting point. Your career isn’t average.
That is what the occupation pays. Four quick questions — your situation, your role, where you work and your level, plus what you earn now if you want — and Págame shows you where you stand against it, with the gap in dollars. No account, and no résumé required.
Check my pay
Free · About three minutes · Private