Salem, OR · Painters
Painters in Salem, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 169 painting and wall covering contractors in the Salem, OR Metro Area in 2023, employing 614 people with $28.9 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
169
46th most of 378 US metro areas
614
3.6 per business, against 5.4 across all metros
$28.9 million
$47,016 per employee
89%
of businesses, against 88% across all metros
+7.0%
in the number of businesses (158 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Salem.
- Salem ranks 46th of 378 US metro areas by number of painting and wall covering contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.6 employees each, against 5.4 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $47,016 per employee a year, against $55,918.
- The market grew: 11 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps painters in Salem.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Room-by-room estimates
Price walls, ceilings, trim, doors, and cabinets from your own rates. Coats, primer, and patching are their own lines, so the client sees what they are paying for.
Color schedules clients confirm
VERA drafts the color and sheen list for each job and keeps reminding the client until it is confirmed, before you order paint.
A crew calendar that holds
Assign crews to jobs, spot overlaps, and move a start date in one instruction. VERA drafts the client's notice when anything changes.
Questions
Painters in Salem
How many painting and wall covering contractors are there in Salem?
169 in the Salem, OR Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 614 people and paid $28.9 million in annual payroll.
Is the Salem market for painters growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 158 to 169 (+7.0%).
What does VERA do for painters in Salem?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Salem business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Painters in other markets
Other Salem markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is painting and wall covering contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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