average salary of automotive painter
National Wages. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that auto painters made an average of $20.69 an hour across all industries and locations in 2011, and an average salary of about $43,040 a year. The median wage of auto painters was $19.04, and half of automotive painters working in the United States earned between $15.20 and $25.37 an hour. Some of the highest pay among auto painters was earned by the few working for local governments, an average of $25.15 an hour.