Painter insurance in Oregon

Oregon has 1,091 painting contractors with employees (Census, 2023) and 5,410 construction painters on payrolls (BLS, May 2025), plus many self-employed painters. This page covers the state figures, what drives a painter's premium, and city pages.

Oregon painting trade figures

Census CBP 2023 (NAICS 238320, 238310, 238330, 236118); BLS OEWS May 2025 (47-2141, 47-2082, 47-3014; payroll employees only); Census Building Permits Survey 2024; ACS 2020–2024.

What moves a Oregon painter's quote

Insurers start with job mix: interior or exterior, residential or commercial, new construction or repaint. Then come working height, the share of work sprayed, pre-1978 housing and lead-safe practices, payroll and subcontractor costs, vehicles and equipment, contract limit requirements, and claims history.

See job types and cost factors.

Regulators

Insurance companies and agents are overseen by the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. Contractor registration, licensing, and lead-safe certification are handled by separate state, local, or federal programs.

Oregon city pages

Ordered by the share of households that rent (ACS), highest first.

• Corvallis
• Eugene
• Hillsboro
• Beaverton
• Portland
• Springfield
• Gresham
• Salem
• Medford
• Grants Pass
• Albany
• Tigard
• Bend
• McMinnville
• Keizer
• Woodburn
• Redmond
• Oregon City
• Lake Oswego
• Happy Valley

Painter coverage and guides

• General liability for painters
• Overspray and property damage
• Lead-safe work and pollution coverage
• Ladders, scaffolds, and workers' comp
• Tools and equipment coverage
• Commercial auto for painting vans
• Painting job types and insurance
• Subcontracted painters and certificates
• Insurance clauses in painting contracts
• What affects painter insurance cost
• Painter application checklist

More Oregon communities

Painting contractors anywhere in the state can request a quote. Remaining communities, grouped by population size (largest first within each group) and listed with their counties:

Communities of 10,000 or more (37)

Tualatin · Washington / Wilsonville · Clackamas / Newberg · Yamhill / Forest Grove · Washington / West Linn · Clackamas / Roseburg · Douglas / Klamath Falls · Klamath / Milwaukie · Clackamas / Ashland · Jackson / Sherwood · Washington / Lebanon · Linn / Hermiston · Umatilla / Central Point · Jackson / Canby · Clackamas / Dallas · Polk / Pendleton · Umatilla / The Dalles · Wasco / Coos Bay · Coos / Troutdale · Multnomah / Cornelius · Washington / St. Helens · Columbia / La Grande · Union / Sandy · Clackamas / Ontario · Malheur / Prineville · Crook / Gladstone · Clackamas / Monmouth · Polk / Newport · Lincoln / Fairview · Multnomah / Cottage Grove · Lane / Silverton · Marion / Independence · Polk / Sweet Home · Linn / Baker City · Baker / Molalla · Clackamas / North Bend · Coos / Lincoln City · Lincoln

Communities of 2,500 to 9,999 (50)

Astoria · Clatsop / Eagle Point · Jackson / Florence · Lane / Sutherlin · Douglas / Stayton · Marion / Hood River · Hood River / Scappoose · Columbia / Umatilla · Umatilla / Madras · Jefferson / Junction City · Lane / Seaside · Clatsop / Milton-Freewater · Umatilla / Brookings · Curry / Sheridan · Yamhill / Warrenton · Clatsop / Talent · Jackson / Philomath · Benton / Winston · Douglas / Creswell · Lane / Estacada · Clackamas / Veneta · Lane / Tillamook · Tillamook / King City · Washington / Wood Village · Multnomah / Lafayette · Yamhill / Phoenix · Jackson / Boardman · Morrow / Reedsport · Douglas / Aumsville · Marion / Coquille · Coos / Harrisburg · Linn / Millersburg · Linn / Toledo · Lincoln / Myrtle Creek · Douglas / Mount Angel · Marion / North Plains · Washington / Hubbard · Marion / Bandon · Coos / Jefferson · Marion / Nyssa · Malheur / Dundee · Yamhill / Oakridge · Lane / Shady Cove · Jackson / Sisters · Deschutes / Jacksonville · Jackson / Sublimity · Marion / Burns · Harney / Dayton · Yamhill / Gervais · Marion / La Pine · Deschutes

Communities under 2,500 (133)

Myrtle Point · Coos / Vernonia · Columbia / Lakeview · Lake / Turner · Marion / Rogue River · Jackson / Willamina · Yamhill / Carlton · Yamhill / Gold Beach · Curry / Waldport · Lincoln / Mill City · Linn / Union · Union / Stanfield · Umatilla / Cave Junction · Josephine / Enterprise · Wallowa / Vale · Malheur / Irrigon · Morrow / Columbia City · Columbia / Rainier · Columbia / Durham · Washington / Gearhart · Clatsop / Brownsville · Linn / Lakeside · Coos / Banks · Washington / Clatskanie · Columbia / Amity · Yamhill / Elgin · Union / Culver · Jefferson / Canyonville · Douglas / John Day · Grant / Hines · Harney / Depoe Bay · Lincoln / Cannon Beach · Clatsop / Rockaway Beach · Tillamook / Dunes City · Lane / Bay City · Tillamook / Cascade Locks · Hood River / Coburg · Lane / Gold Hill · Jackson / Pilot Rock · Umatilla / Lowell · Lane / Tangent · Linn / Lyons · Linn / Riddle · Douglas / Yamhill · Yamhill / Siletz · Lincoln / Drain · Douglas / Athena · Umatilla / Joseph · Wallowa / Island City · Union / Aurora · Marion / Heppner · Morrow / Port Orford · Curry / Falls City · Polk / Yoncalla · Douglas / Adair Village · Benton / Metolius · Jefferson / Yachats · Lincoln / Donald · Marion / Scio · Linn / Halsey · Linn / Oakland · Douglas / Merrill · Klamath / Glendale · Douglas / Garibaldi · Tillamook / Prairie City · Grant / Wallowa · Wallowa / Maywood Park · Multnomah / Chiloquin · Klamath / Malin · Klamath / Weston · Umatilla / Powers · Coos / Condon · Gilliam / Monroe · Benton / Gaston · Washington / Canyon City · Grant / Manzanita · Tillamook / Dufur · Wasco / Echo · Umatilla / Arlington · Gilliam / Cove · Union / Johnson City · Clackamas / Mount Vernon · Grant / Rivergrove · Clackamas / Huntington · Baker / North Powder · Union / Gates · Marion / Mosier · Wasco / Fossil · Wheeler / Wasco · Sherman / Butte Falls · Jackson / St. Paul · Marion / Wheeler · Tillamook / Maupin · Wasco / Scotts Mills · Marion / Bonanza · Klamath / Moro · Sherman / Adams · Umatilla / Haines · Baker / Sodaville · Linn / Halfway · Baker / Ione · Morrow / Rufus · Sherman / Nehalem · Tillamook / Westfir · Lane / Paisley · Lake / Lostine · Wallowa / Imbler · Union / Lexington · Morrow / Waterloo · Linn / Ukiah · Umatilla / Sumpter · Baker / Helix · Umatilla / Detroit · Marion / Elkton · Douglas / Richland · Baker / Long Creek · Grant / Grass Valley · Sherman / Seneca · Grant / Adrian · Malheur / Idanha · Marion / Mitchell · Wheeler / Barlow · Clackamas / Spray · Wheeler / Jordan Valley · Malheur / Dayville · Grant / Summerville · Union / Monument · Grant / Prescott · Columbia / Unity · Baker / Antelope · Wasco / Shaniko · Wasco / Granite · Grant / Lonerock · Gilliam

Painting contractor questions: Oregon

Sources: Census County Business Patterns (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html); BLS OEWS (https://www.bls.gov/oes/); Census Building Permits Survey; American Community Survey 2020–2024.

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Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research