California · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a lead painter range make in California?
$88,803typical pay for a lead painter range in 2025
$85,223 – $109,290what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where lead painter ranges work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- California State University, Long Beach2 people$102,406
- California State University, Monterey Bay2 people$46,201
- California State University, Los Angeles1 person$106,887
- California State University, San Marcos1 person$104,196
- San Jose State University1 person$141,348
- California State University, Bakersfield1 person$81,575
- California State University, Northridge1 person$88,387
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona1 person$125,774
- California State University, Chico1 person$82,415
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo1 person$86,159
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Painter Range$76,620 (everyone)
- Lead Painter Range (this page)$88,803 (everyone)
- Supervising Painter Range$94,026 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead painter ranges, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lead painter range make in California?
The typical lead painter range was paid $88,803 in 2025; most earned between $85,223 and $109,290. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 11.3% of all pay for lead painter ranges in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Painter Range, at any level (for example "Lead Painter Range"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this