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You paint interiors and exteriors for homes and businesses. You're paid per job, usually priced by the room or the square footage plus materials.
4.5Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$375
Middle 50%: $375 – $375
Effective hourly
$7.50
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
12 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$100–500
To get up and running
Time to first $100
Same day
From starting out
Monthly expenses
Under $50
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness9.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
Unexpected expenses
1
How much I could earn
0
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
How competitive the market is
0
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.· 5+ years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $250–500Hours 40–60 hrs/moHourly $7.50
Painting is my absolute favorite. you get to create somethign out of nothing and it is the best.
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