Ceiling Painting Costs
Prep and application of flat or matte ceiling paint to eliminate stains, marks, or discoloration from a single room or entire home.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Ceiling Painting
Low
$127
Typical
$252
High
$576
Low
$131
Typical
$282
High
$722
Low
$140
Typical
$283
High
$659
Low
$140
Typical
$331
High
$946
Low
$140
Typical
$307
High
$804
Low
$143
Typical
$297
High
$720
Low
$123
Typical
$252
High
$603
Low
$134
Typical
$271
High
$633
Low
$120
Typical
$238
High
$540
Low
$140
Typical
$294
High
$724
Low
$126
Typical
$263
High
$649
Low
$129
Typical
$256
High
$585
Low
$125
Typical
$258
High
$625
Low
$159
Typical
$354
High
$941
Low
$148
Typical
$349
High
$997
Low
$142
Typical
$294
High
$718
Low
$121
Typical
$243
High
$567
Low
$130
Typical
$271
High
$667
Low
$140
Typical
$287
High
$682
Low
$140
Typical
$265
High
$554
Low
$145
Typical
$287
High
$657
Low
$135
Typical
$269
High
$611
Low
$140
Typical
$288
High
$688
Low
$139
Typical
$315
High
$860
Low
$121
Typical
$243
High
$567
Low
$129
Typical
$264
High
$632
Low
$148
Typical
$312
High
$773
Low
$138
Typical
$273
High
$625
Low
$142
Typical
$314
High
$836
Low
$147
Typical
$304
High
$739
Low
$135
Typical
$298
High
$783
Low
$138
Typical
$303
High
$793
Low
$127
Typical
$252
High
$572
Low
$129
Typical
$268
High
$654
Low
$129
Typical
$268
High
$654
Low
$126
Typical
$251
High
$574
Low
$124
Typical
$245
High
$554
Low
$145
Typical
$325
High
$872
Low
$145
Typical
$301
High
$730
Low
$131
Typical
$272
High
$660
Low
$130
Typical
$286
High
$750
Low
$129
Typical
$259
High
$604
Low
$128
Typical
$283
High
$753
Low
$131
Typical
$303
High
$842
Low
$138
Typical
$280
High
$660
Low
$152
Typical
$333
High
$872
Low
$148
Typical
$310
High
$768
Low
$127
Typical
$255
High
$594
Low
$150
Typical
$323
High
$826
Low
$121
Typical
$240
High
$548
Low
$123
Typical
$252
High
$603
Low
$134
Typical
$295
High
$774
Low
$142
Typical
$295
High
$720
Low
$131
Typical
$259
High
$590
Low
$140
Typical
$311
High
$829
Low
$125
Typical
$270
High
$692
Low
$144
Typical
$290
High
$680
Low
$138
Typical
$293
High
$740
Low
$132
Typical
$265
High
$620
Low
$125
Typical
$258
High
$626
Low
$130
Typical
$300
High
$834
Low
$145
Typical
$296
High
$705
Low
$124
Typical
$246
High
$556
Low
$142
Typical
$279
High
$625
Low
$137
Typical
$271
High
$616
Low
$139
Typical
$278
High
$639
Low
$128
Typical
$247
High
$537
Low
$135
Typical
$273
High
$638
Low
$145
Typical
$335
High
$932
Low
$142
Typical
$315
High
$839
Low
$134
Typical
$288
High
$738
Low
$128
Typical
$246
High
$534
Low
$128
Typical
$257
High
$599
Low
$131
Typical
$281
High
$720
Low
$138
Typical
$280
High
$659
Low
$128
Typical
$254
High
$579
Low
$140
Typical
$295
High
$731
Low
$141
Typical
$297
High
$736
Low
$131
Typical
$258
High
$580
Low
$126
Typical
$263
High
$647
Low
$134
Typical
$288
High
$739
Low
$125
Typical
$257
High
$614
Low
$140
Typical
$302
High
$773
Low
$130
Typical
$258
High
$590
Low
$146
Typical
$302
High
$733
Low
$120
Typical
$250
High
$607
Low
$145
Typical
$287
High
$657
Low
$126
Typical
$258
High
$618
Low
$125
Typical
$288
High
$801
Low
$125
Typical
$269
High
$689
Low
$139
Typical
$282
High
$660
Low
$122
Typical
$247
High
$575
Low
$124
Typical
$286
High
$796
Low
$140
Typical
$307
High
$804
Low
$139
Typical
$282
High
$660
Low
$148
Typical
$312
High
$773
Low
$129
Typical
$266
High
$645
Low
$141
Typical
$292
High
$714
Low
$118
Typical
$237
High
$553
Low
$137
Typical
$300
High
$784
Low
$123
Typical
$253
High
$614
Low
$125
Typical
$284
High
$780
Low
$137
Typical
$271
High
$618
Low
$130
Typical
$272
High
$670
Low
$134
Typical
$296
High
$789
Low
$126
Typical
$251
High
$573
Low
$127
Typical
$256
High
$596
Low
$132
Typical
$291
High
$763
Low
$128
Typical
$267
High
$659
Low
$143
Typical
$295
High
$716
Low
$128
Typical
$268
High
$660
Low
$145
Typical
$342
High
$977
Low
$128
Typical
$283
High
$752
Low
$123
Typical
$248
High
$581
Low
$129
Typical
$256
High
$582
Low
$128
Typical
$242
High
$506
Low
$141
Typical
$287
High
$684
Low
$131
Typical
$271
High
$662
Low
$122
Typical
$239
High
$538
Low
$140
Typical
$284
High
$664
Low
$129
Typical
$269
High
$661
Low
$142
Typical
$298
High
$739
Low
$160
Typical
$324
High
$758
Low
$121
Typical
$227
High
$476
Low
$130
Typical
$271
High
$668
Low
$145
Typical
$287
High
$657
Low
$143
Typical
$318
High
$847
Low
$136
Typical
$274
High
$642
Low
$136
Typical
$278
High
$666
Low
$145
Typical
$287
High
$657
Low
$140
Typical
$288
High
$688
Low
$145
Typical
$296
High
$705
Low
$133
Typical
$292
High
$766
Low
$124
Typical
$246
High
$560
Low
$122
Typical
$270
High
$717
Low
$122
Typical
$243
High
$563
Low
$134
Typical
$281
High
$697
Low
$134
Typical
$279
High
$680
Low
$122
Typical
$252
High
$611
Low
$136
Typical
$281
High
$683
Low
$141
Typical
$295
High
$732
Low
$131
Typical
$273
High
$672
Low
$130
Typical
$258
High
$588
Low
$131
Typical
$257
High
$578
Low
$126
Typical
$243
High
$529
Low
$132
Typical
$274
High
$666
Low
$119
Typical
$235
High
$532
Low
$143
Typical
$316
High
$842
Low
$138
Typical
$290
High
$715
Low
$133
Typical
$266
High
$611
Low
$144
Typical
$310
High
$795
Low
$123
Typical
$237
High
$515
Low
$140
Typical
$336
High
$975
Low
$141
Typical
$300
High
$756
Low
$160
Typical
$324
High
$758
Low
$124
Typical
$246
High
$560
Low
$130
Typical
$258
High
$588
Low
$138
Typical
$270
High
$607
Low
$156
Typical
$373
High
$1,082
Low
$120
Typical
$227
High
$475
Low
$119
Typical
$236
High
$536
Low
$138
Typical
$275
High
$628
Low
$124
Typical
$245
High
$554
Low
$124
Typical
$250
High
$583
Low
$140
Typical
$285
High
$671
Low
$132
Typical
$269
High
$633
Low
$140
Typical
$324
High
$900
Low
$140
Typical
$293
High
$722
Low
$134
Typical
$281
High
$690
Low
$140
Typical
$290
High
$704
Low
$128
Typical
$266
High
$644
Low
$159
Typical
$354
High
$941
Low
$125
Typical
$241
High
$523
Low
$120
Typical
$231
High
$502
Low
$129
Typical
$256
High
$583
Low
$140
Typical
$282
High
$661
Low
$131
Typical
$275
High
$676
Low
$123
Typical
$258
High
$636
Low
$158
Typical
$358
High
$979
Low
$123
Typical
$238
High
$516
Low
$121
Typical
$252
High
$623
Low
$121
Typical
$227
High
$476
Low
$120
Typical
$252
High
$620
Low
$133
Typical
$277
High
$675
Low
$135
Typical
$312
High
$867
Low
$140
Typical
$281
High
$647
Low
$130
Typical
$272
High
$669
Low
$140
Typical
$314
High
$845
Low
$140
Typical
$282
High
$658
Low
$128
Typical
$254
High
$580
Low
$121
Typical
$234
High
$508
Low
$141
Typical
$310
High
$814
Low
$130
Typical
$250
High
$543
Low
$129
Typical
$269
High
$662
Low
$131
Typical
$274
High
$674
Low
$122
Typical
$242
High
$550
Low
$120
Typical
$238
High
$541
Low
$132
Typical
$270
High
$642
Low
$136
Typical
$275
High
$645
Low
$138
Typical
$289
High
$712
Low
$133
Typical
$277
High
$676
Low
$122
Typical
$243
High
$554
Low
$127
Typical
$255
High
$597
Low
$141
Typical
$300
High
$756
Low
$127
Typical
$253
High
$584
Low
$121
Typical
$243
High
$565
Low
$128
Typical
$259
High
$611
Low
$133
Typical
$292
High
$769
Low
$130
Typical
$262
High
$611
Low
$126
Typical
$271
High
$694
Low
$129
Typical
$257
High
$595
Low
$125
Typical
$237
High
$495
Low
$135
Typical
$272
High
$635
Low
$159
Typical
$354
High
$941
Low
$137
Typical
$306
High
$823
Low
$126
Typical
$250
High
$570
Low
$159
Typical
$354
High
$941
Low
$140
Typical
$278
High
$630
Low
$131
Typical
$263
High
$613
Low
$128
Typical
$255
High
$582
Low
$125
Typical
$250
High
$576
Low
$124
Typical
$255
High
$609
Low
$144
Typical
$321
High
$853
Low
$137
Typical
$285
High
$702
Low
$140
Typical
$309
High
$812
Low
$148
Typical
$309
High
$756
Low
$127
Typical
$253
High
$584
Low
$128
Typical
$291
High
$799
Low
$125
Typical
$269
High
$688
Low
$140
Typical
$291
High
$708
Low
$140
Typical
$308
High
$806
Low
$121
Typical
$240
High
$547
Low
$142
Typical
$295
High
$715
Low
$129
Typical
$249
High
$541
Low
$145
Typical
$296
High
$705
Low
$160
Typical
$324
High
$758
Low
$140
Typical
$292
High
$712
Low
$134
Typical
$267
High
$610
Low
$136
Typical
$284
High
$699
Low
$147
Typical
$335
High
$921
Low
$140
Typical
$320
High
$878
Low
$140
Typical
$271
High
$588
Low
$135
Typical
$280
High
$680
Low
$140
Typical
$294
High
$723
Low
$124
Typical
$249
High
$581
Low
$146
Typical
$324
High
$863
Low
$117
Typical
$232
High
$527
Low
$140
Typical
$291
High
$706
Low
$126
Typical
$253
High
$591
Low
$131
Typical
$259
High
$585
Low
$148
Typical
$332
High
$891
Low
$124
Typical
$259
High
$636
Low
$135
Typical
$261
High
$566
Low
$130
Typical
$270
High
$659
Low
$131
Typical
$258
High
$580
Low
$158
Typical
$351
High
$933
Low
$145
Typical
$293
High
$685
Low
$148
Typical
$309
High
$756
Low
$135
Typical
$261
High
$566
Low
$140
Typical
$281
High
$649
Low
$140
Typical
$299
High
$755
Low
$126
Typical
$250
High
$569
Low
$140
Typical
$292
High
$716
Low
$147
Typical
$316
High
$809
Low
$140
Typical
$318
High
$870
Low
$141
Typical
$303
High
$777
Low
$140
Typical
$283
High
$662
Low
$130
Typical
$257
High
$584
Low
$140
Typical
$308
High
$808
Low
$158
Typical
$347
High
$909
Low
$158
Typical
$358
High
$979
Low
$143
Typical
$302
High
$755
Low
$137
Typical
$274
High
$631
Low
$140
Typical
$278
High
$633
Low
$140
Typical
$311
High
$828
Low
$141
Typical
$303
High
$777
Low
$162
Typical
$360
High
$958
Low
$134
Typical
$270
High
$633
Low
$142
Typical
$323
High
$882
Low
$132
Typical
$262
High
$598
Low
$141
Typical
$284
High
$664
Low
$140
Typical
$302
High
$774
Low
$140
Typical
$282
High
$658
Low
$127
Typical
$255
High
$595
Low
$145
Typical
$326
High
$875
Low
$129
Typical
$258
High
$597
Low
$140
Typical
$290
High
$705
Low
$142
Typical
$288
High
$674
Low
$130
Typical
$273
High
$670
Low
$124
Typical
$250
High
$583
Low
$155
Typical
$344
High
$916
Low
$140
Typical
$284
High
$664
Low
$137
Typical
$276
High
$646
Low
$122
Typical
$241
High
$546
Low
$140
Typical
$294
High
$725
Low
$137
Typical
$277
High
$649
Low
$128
Typical
$295
High
$821
Low
$144
Typical
$301
High
$743
Low
$145
Typical
$296
High
$705
Low
$113
Typical
$213
High
$445
Low
$133
Typical
$278
High
$686
Low
$133
Typical
$293
High
$766
Low
$145
Typical
$287
High
$657
Low
$125
Typical
$253
High
$596
Low
$141
Typical
$284
High
$666
Low
$143
Typical
$314
High
$827
Low
$148
Typical
$306
High
$743
Low
$143
Typical
$302
High
$755
Low
$138
Typical
$278
High
$650
Low
$129
Typical
$271
High
$670
Low
$135
Typical
$281
High
$692
Low
$138
Typical
$273
High
$621
Low
$125
Typical
$254
High
$599
Low
$136
Typical
$285
High
$703
Low
$141
Typical
$314
High
$834
Low
$142
Typical
$302
High
$762
Low
$140
Typical
$297
High
$742
Low
$137
Typical
$274
High
$631
Low
$149
Typical
$332
High
$882
Low
$131
Typical
$262
High
$603
Low
$127
Typical
$291
High
$798
Low
$136
Typical
$299
High
$784
Low
$129
Typical
$298
High
$829
Low
$124
Typical
$245
High
$557
Low
$150
Typical
$332
High
$884
Low
$128
Typical
$265
High
$647
Low
$147
Typical
$335
High
$921
Low
$145
Typical
$301
High
$731
Low
$153
Typical
$340
High
$904
Low
$134
Typical
$278
High
$677
Low
$142
Typical
$286
High
$668
Low
$130
Typical
$258
High
$589
Low
$133
Typical
$264
High
$603
Low
$149
Typical
$332
High
$882
Low
$157
Typical
$348
High
$927
Low
$162
Typical
$360
High
$958
Low
$155
Typical
$344
High
$915
Low
$152
Typical
$338
High
$900
Low
$159
Typical
$354
High
$941
Low
$153
Typical
$339
High
$902
Low
$154
Typical
$342
High
$911
Low
$139
Typical
$280
High
$654
Low
$151
Typical
$336
High
$893
Low
$134
Typical
$274
High
$655
Low
$131
Typical
$275
High
$678
Low
$156
Typical
$349
High
$938
Low
$132
Typical
$276
High
$678
Low
$132
Typical
$262
High
$597
Low
$119
Typical
$235
High
$534
Low
$125
Typical
$256
High
$609
Low
$121
Typical
$251
High
$608
Low
$121
Typical
$246
High
$581
Low
$130
Typical
$272
High
$670
Low
$140
Typical
$276
High
$620
Low
$140
Typical
$285
High
$672
Low
$142
Typical
$302
High
$762
Low
$128
Typical
$251
High
$564
Low
$141
Typical
$315
High
$847
Low
$135
Typical
$295
High
$774
Low
$124
Typical
$260
High
$641
Low
$127
Typical
$273
High
$700
Low
$130
Typical
$300
High
$834
Low
$123
Typical
$280
High
$770
Low
$137
Typical
$276
High
$644
Low
$121
Typical
$254
High
$625
Low
$133
Typical
$279
High
$688
Low
$136
Typical
$284
High
$701
Low
$128
Typical
$255
High
$587
Low
$147
Typical
$327
High
$871
Low
$124
Typical
$243
High
$545
Low
$134
Typical
$295
High
$773
Low
$156
Typical
$349
High
$938
Low
$132
Typical
$266
High
$624
Low
$142
Typical
$286
High
$670
Low
$140
Typical
$270
High
$587
Low
$123
Typical
$257
High
$633
Low
$118
Typical
$234
High
$535
Low
$140
Typical
$279
High
$637
Low
$128
Typical
$276
High
$708
Low
$125
Typical
$249
High
$575
Low
$145
Typical
$329
High
$897
Low
$136
Typical
$278
High
$661
Low
$125
Typical
$252
High
$587
Low
$123
Typical
$248
High
$578
Low
$129
Typical
$257
High
$587
Low
$140
Typical
$283
High
$662
Low
$130
Typical
$285
High
$749
Low
$152
Typical
$338
High
$899
Low
$140
Typical
$292
High
$713
Low
$135
Typical
$306
High
$835
Low
$140
Typical
$280
High
$644
Low
$137
Typical
$274
High
$631
Low
$140
Typical
$311
High
$827
Low
$130
Typical
$258
High
$589
Low
$143
Typical
$302
High
$755
Low
$140
Typical
$314
High
$844
Low
$150
Typical
$323
High
$826
Low
$122
Typical
$253
High
$612
Low
$123
Typical
$270
High
$708
Low
$130
Typical
$272
High
$668
Low
$146
Typical
$326
High
$876
Low
$140
Typical
$277
High
$627
Low
$124
Typical
$245
High
$554
Low
$125
Typical
$250
High
$576
Low
$126
Typical
$250
High
$570
Low
$130
Typical
$271
High
$669
Low
$144
Typical
$315
High
$825
Low
$135
Typical
$268
High
$610
Low
$135
Typical
$270
High
$622
Low
$129
Typical
$256
High
$583
Low
$140
Typical
$293
High
$722
Low
$144
Typical
$315
High
$826
Low
$140
Typical
$283
High
$661
Low
$134
Typical
$300
High
$806
Low
$135
Typical
$282
High
$696
Low
$123
Typical
$264
High
$676
Low
$146
Typical
$325
High
$864
Low
$130
Typical
$266
High
$632
What Drives the Cost
About Ceiling Painting Costs
Ceiling painting costs in Texas vary significantly based on room size, ceiling height, surface condition, and local market factors. The wide range from $140.32 to $636.90 reflects differences in project scope, labor availability, and regional economic conditions. Urban areas like Houston and Dallas typically command higher rates due to increased demand and cost of living, while rural Texas areas may offer lower pricing. Climate considerations, such as humidity and temperature affecting paint application, also influence final costs.
Questions to Ask Your Painter
- 1What is included in your quote—prep work, primer, paint, and cleanup?
- 2How many coats of paint are included, and what brand/quality of paint will you use?
- 3Do you charge separately for surface preparation, repairs, or primer application?
- 4What is your timeline, and how does Texas weather affect your project schedule?
- 5Are you licensed, insured, and bonded in Texas?
- 6Do you guarantee your work, and what is the warranty period?
- 7Will you move furniture and protect flooring, or should I prepare the room?
- 8How do you handle textured or popcorn ceilings, and does that affect pricing?
- 9What is your payment schedule—deposit, progress payments, or full payment upon completion?
- 10Can you provide references from recent ceiling painting projects in my area?