Get a starting price range for interior painting. Pick rooms, ceiling height, and condition. Built on Wasatch Front contractor pricing.
Interior Painting Cost Estimator
What’s included in starting prices
- Labor and prep (caulking, light sanding, masking, drop cloths)
- 1 gallon of paint per ~300 sq ft of wall surface
- Primer if needed for color change or stain block
- Cleanup and debris removal
- 1-year labor warranty
What changes the price
- Drywall repair needed first — use the drywall calculator for that scope
- Wallpaper removal — adds $1-3/sq ft depending on layers + glue
- Premium paint upgrades — Emerald, Cashmere, Aura: add 15-30%
- Specialty finishes — Venetian plaster, lime wash, color-drench: priced separately by job
- Lead-paint precautions — required for pre-1978 homes if paint will be disturbed
Tips to keep painting cost down
- Bundle rooms — single-room jobs have fixed setup costs that get amortized across more rooms
- Pick a similar color — same-color recoat is often single-pass
- Skip trim if it’s still in good shape
- Do drywall repair as part of the same job — saves a separate trip