Pittsburgh, PA · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
23 listings on file
No sponsor in Pennsylvania has published a wage scale, so we can name the 4 registered apprenticeships below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in Pennsylvania
$52,120median, per year
This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Pennsylvania, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $49,400.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Pennsylvania is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Painter programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
4 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Pittsburgh, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$13,970
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,680
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Media, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,576
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Johnstown, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$11,714
After grant aid
Completion
86%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$19,954
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
55%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Schnecksville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,203
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Nanticoke, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,433
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
23%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
New Castle, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$8,361
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,567
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
76%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$20,113
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,521
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
90%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Philadelphia, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,911
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lancaster, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,104
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,990
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$28,928
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,744
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Media, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$1,545
After grant aid
Completion
83%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Williamsport, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$25,110
After grant aid
Median debt
$23,961
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Altoona, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,419
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
68%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Willow Street, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$17,505
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
91%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Springville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,594
After grant aid
Completion
97%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Leesport, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$20,536
After grant aid
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$22,813
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Schnecksville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$23,735
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a painter apprenticeship23 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.