House Painting Cost in Hattiesburg, MS (2026)
Updated October 2026 · Hattiesburg, MS · index 0.85
How much does it cost to paint a house in Hattiesburg? For 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface with interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors, homeowners in Hattiesburg, MS pay about $6,150 on average, and most quotes land between $3,950 and $8,350 — $1.59 to $3.34 per sq ft painted. The price covers protection and masking, prep and spot priming, two finish coats, trim and doors on a full interior, and the final walk-through.
The house painting price in Hattiesburg runs 15% below the U.S. average: construction labor in the Hattiesburg area runs 24% below the national mean, materials 3% below. The same job averages $7,250 nationally and about $6,250 at the Mississippi statewide index.
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House painting price in Hattiesburg by painting scope
What 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface costs in Hattiesburg with each painting scope, installed:
| Option | Average · range |
|---|---|
| Interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doorstwo coats throughout, the full repaint$2.46 per sq ft painted | $6,150$3,950 – $8,350 |
| Interior: walls & ceilingstwo coats, trim and doors left as they are$1.90 per sq ft painted | $4,750$3,050 – $6,450 |
| Exterior: siding & bodywashed, prepped and two coats; trim priced apart$1.70 per sq ft painted | $4,250$2,600 – $5,900 |
The least expensive option in Hattiesburg is exterior: siding & body, at about $4,250; interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors averages $6,150, 1.4 times as much.
Cost to paint a house in Hattiesburg by size
With interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors, priced for Hattiesburg, MS:
| Size | Average · range |
|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft of paintable surface$2.60 per sq ft painted | $2,600$1,650 – $3,550 |
| 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface$2.46 per sq ft painted | $6,150$3,950 – $8,350 |
| 4,000 sq ft of paintable surface$2.43 per sq ft painted | $9,700$6,250 – $13,200 |
Some costs stay the same whatever the size — walk-through and touch-ups — so a bigger job costs less per unit: $2.43 per sq ft painted for 4,000 sq ft of paintable surface against $2.60 for 1,000 sq ft of paintable surface.
What a house painting in Hattiesburg includes
Line by line, the $6,150 average for 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface breaks down like this: 83% labor, 17% materials and equipment.
| Line | Low – high |
|---|---|
| Floor and furniture protection | $90 – $210 |
| Patch, sand and caulk | $310 – $840 |
| Spot primer | $100 – $190 |
| Walls, two coats | $1,850 – $3,650 |
| Ceilings, two coats | $600 – $1,200 |
| Trim and baseboard | $460 – $990 |
| Doors, both sides | $460 – $920 |
| Walk-through and touch-ups | $130 – $340 |
Each line is the price book's U.S. rate for that step times Hattiesburg's index of 0.85; permit fees are not scaled.
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What affects house painting prices in Hattiesburg
Labor and materials in Hattiesburg
Construction wages in the Hattiesburg metro run 26% below the U.S. mean (BLS, May 2025), and specialty-contractor pay in the city's county moves that up by 3%, to 24% below the national mean. Materials in the area's ZIP codes price 3% below the national average. Together they give Hattiesburg a construction cost index of 0.85.
Where Hattiesburg sits in Mississippi
Hattiesburg is the 2nd most expensive of the 3 Mississippi cities in our index, against a statewide index of 0.86. Gulfport is the dearest at 0.88; no Mississippi city in it costs less.
Against the rest of the country
Of the 306 U.S. cities in JobFlex's index, Hattiesburg ranks 299th from the most expensive. The job that averages $6,150 here averages $7,250 at the national rate.
Sales tax in Mississippi
Mississippi's base state sales tax is 7%, and cities and counties can add their own. How it applies to a home-improvement contract varies, so ask whether a quote includes it. Prices on this page are before tax.
What a Hattiesburg contractor will ask before quoting
- Surfaces, condition and colors
- Ceiling height and trim scope
- Occupied — phasing and protection
House painting cost in other Mississippi cities
2,500 sq ft of paintable surface with interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors averages $6,150 in Hattiesburg; $6,400 in Gulfport, $6,150 in Jackson.
| City | Average · range |
|---|---|
| Gulfport, MS4% more | $6,400$4,100 – $8,650 |
| Jackson, MSsame as Hattiesburg | $6,150$3,950 – $8,350 |
house painting price in Hattiesburg: questions
How much does it cost to paint a house in Hattiesburg, MS?
About $6,150 for 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface with interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors, and most Hattiesburg quotes fall between $3,950 and $8,350. That is 15% below the U.S. average, where the same job averages $7,250.
What is the painting price per square foot in Hattiesburg?
$1.59 to $3.34 per sq ft painted, about $2.46 on average with interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors. Smaller jobs cost more per unit, because the fixed costs are spread over less.
How much is 4,000 sq ft of paintable surface in Hattiesburg?
$6,250 to $13,200, about $9,700 on average, with interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors — $2.43 per sq ft painted.
Do you need a permit for house painting in Hattiesburg?
Usually not: finish or repair work that changes no wiring, plumbing or structure is exempt under the International Residential Code, though Hattiesburg or an HOA can still ask for one.
Does the price include sales tax in Mississippi?
No. The prices here are before tax; Mississippi's base state rate is 7%, plus any local rate.
What is the cheapest painting scope for house painting in Hattiesburg?
Exterior: siding & body, at about $4,250 for 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface. Interior: walls, ceilings, trim & doors runs about $6,150.
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How these prices are built
Every price on this page comes from JobFlex's contractor price book: what a homeowner pays a licensed contractor for each step of the job, as a U.S. national average per unit, with the contractor's overhead and profit included and sales tax left out. The house painting is priced step by step, then multiplied by Hattiesburg's construction cost index of 0.85.
Where the price book's steps for an option add up to more than 20% over the installed price a published source gives for the whole job, every step but a permit fee is scaled down to the middle of that range: exterior: siding & body × 0.52 (HomeGuide 2026: $1.00–$3.00 per sq ft painted).
The index weighs local construction wages (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025) at 60% and the area's material prices (Craftsman ZIP-area factors) at 40%. Published indices for Hattiesburg, each on its own base: Craftsman 1.03. Treat any city figure as about ±5%; a contractor's quote for your house is the number to plan with.
Contractors in Hattiesburg build quotes like these with JobFlex's Smart Proposal estimator.
- HomeGuide 2026: painters charge $1-$3/sqft; a room $350-$850; trim $1-$4/linear ft
- HomeGuide 2026: whole-home interior $3,500-$10,000 (1,500 sqft home $4,500-$6,000); labor 70-85% of the job