Paid apprenticeship
Bellevue, WA · Non-union
Year-one pay
From day one
Journey rate
On completion
Term
+ 480 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
21 listings on file
Painter programs in Washington
10 registered apprenticeships and 11 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order is fixed and nobody can pay to change it.
What the job pays in Washington
$59,650median, per year
This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Washington, 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
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Paid apprenticeships · 10
These pay you from day one. No tuition.
Paid apprenticeship
Olympia, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$19.36/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$27.65/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 480 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$29.94/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$49.90/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Freeland, WA
Year-one pay
$22.37/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$33.90/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$35.94/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$51.34/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 452 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$24.15/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$48.30/hr
On completion
Term
4,000 hrs
+ 288 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$27.21/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$54.41/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$45.05/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$60.07/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 576 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$44.13/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$58.84/hr
On completion
Term
6,000 hrs
+ 432 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Paid apprenticeship
Seattle, WA · Union
Year-one pay
$57.25/hr
From day one
Journey rate
$95.41/hr
On completion
Term
7,000 hrs
+ 504 classroom
Active on the registry. Call for the next intake.
Price on file
Trade schools · 11
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Bellingham, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,997
After grant aid
Median debt
$17,459
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Centralia, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,862
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Lakewood, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,864
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,112
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lynnwood, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$11,010
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,855
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Aberdeen, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$4,783
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,075
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tacoma, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,292
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Bremerton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,172
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Port Angeles, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,246
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,786
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Renton, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,296
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,920
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Seattle, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$8,819
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Walla Walla, WA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,406
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a painter apprenticeship21 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.