Average Cost To Paint A Room Per Square Foot. The national average cost for professional interior painters is 45 per hour. Use this to adjust the values in the paint coverage section below.
Prices may fluctuate depending on whether they charge per hour per room per linear foot or per square foot. Painters charge 1 200 to 3 900 to paint the walls in a house interior and the cost to paint a room is 350 to 850. Doing a 2 500 square foot house would cost about 0 50 per square foot less than just a single room.
Painting the average 12 foot by 12 foot room ceiling runs 150 to 350 depending on your location and the quality of the paint.
These estimates typically include the costs of materials as well as labor. Interior paint coverage depends on the brand of paint used. This does not include ceilings baseboards trim or wall repair. The coverage amount is listed on the label of the paint can.