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Traveling Painter Jobs in Colorado

Colorado is a hub for traveling painter work. Refineries, power plants, data centers and large industrial projects across Colorado regularly bring in traveling painters for turnarounds, outages and contract jobs — often with per diem and overtime. Below are the current painter jobs in Colorado posted on RoadTrades. Apply with your RoadTrades resume to send your details straight to the recruiter.

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What painter jobs are really paying in Colorado

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RoadWage reads what employers are advertising right now across the traveling-trades market — real posted rates and per diem, not survey averages. It comes with a Market Intelligence report. Create a recruiter account to get it.

Government wage data — what painters (construction & maintenance) are actually paid in Colorado

Colorado median — painters (construction & maintenance)$25.47/hr

National median (Colorado is 7% above)$23.75/hr

National middle half (25th–75th percentile)$21.46–$29.65/hr

National annual (median, full-time equivalent)$49,400/yr

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. These are wages actually paid across all employers in the state — a different measurement from the advertised rates above, which is why the two numbers rarely match. Travel work with per diem and overtime typically sits above the state median.

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