Bailey Painting
✓ Licensed ✓ Insured BBB A 5 yrs
Specialties: Interior repaint, Drywall prep, Ceiling paint, Pressure wash
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🎨 Painting · SyracuseA house painter in Syracuse charges roughly $74/hour — driven by the BLS OEWS national mean hourly wage of $24.54 for SOC 47-2141, the NY cost-of-living index of 125.9, and the standard 2.4× contractor markup. Below: project-by-project pricing, then 4 licensed local pros.
| Project | Time | Typical cost | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single room paint (10×12, walls only, 2 coats) | 1 day | $658 | $539 – $789 |
| Whole interior repaint (1700 sq ft, walls + ceilings) | 4–6 days | $5,645 | $4,629 – $6,774 |
| Exterior repaint (1700 sq ft, prep + 2 coats) | 4–7 days | $6,582 | $5,398 – $7,899 |
| Kitchen cabinet refinish (sand, prime, sprayed enamel) | 3–5 days | $2,555 | $2,095 – $3,066 |
| All trim + 6 interior doors (whole house) | 2 days | $1,612 | $1,322 – $1,934 |
| Ceiling paint refresh (avg 1500 sq ft) | 1 day | $918 | $753 – $1,101 |
| Deck stripping + restain (300 sq ft) | 2 days | $1,116 | $915 – $1,340 |
| Pre-paint pressure wash (whole exterior) | half day | $334 | $274 – $401 |
| Wallpaper removal + skim coat (one room) | 1–2 days | $743 | $609 – $891 |
Local rate = BLS national mean × 2.4 markup × (NY COL 125.9/100). Materials adjusted by the same factor.
A pro painter's job is mostly prep, not paint: washing, sanding glossy/peeling areas, scraping, patching nail holes and drywall damage, caulking trim seams, masking floors and fixtures, priming bare or stain-prone areas, then finally rolling, brushing, or spraying two coats of finish. On exteriors, that prep includes a full pressure wash, scraping any peeling sections to bare wood, spot-priming with a bonding primer, and re-caulking every trim seam — typical exterior jobs are 3–5 days for a 1,700 sq ft home. The most common scope inflation is "spraying" cabinets without sanding/de-glossing first; it looks great for six months and then peels. Lead-paint disclosures are required for any pre-1978 home (EPA RRP rule) and a properly-trained painter will follow a containment protocol.
A bid that's 40% lower than competitors almost always means thinned paint, one coat instead of two, or skipping primer on patched areas — and it shows within a year.