This real painting quote totaled $9,850 and scored 95 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as a great deal: 1 of its 3 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Labor at $6,500, against a fair range of $11,170 to $33,510. For comparison, across the 121 painting quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 64.8 out of 100 and 33.1% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| Labor Fair range $11,170 to $33,510 Good | $6,500 |
| Paint Material (Sherwin Williams) No benchmark for this line Good | $2,233 |
| Primer Material No benchmark for this line Red flag | $1,117 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $9,850. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.
A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.
Painting is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 121 quotes with an average score of 64.8.
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