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Best overall in Salem: Premier Painting & Wallpapering, CR Score 63/100; 4.9★ from 90 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Lou's Painting Company, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 443.
Most-reviewed: DiNapoli Painting, 327 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 443 ranked; ranked #3.
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443 Salem painters are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 53 are open 24/7, 338 open Saturdays and 128 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 443 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premier Painting & Wallpapering | 63 | 4.9★ (90) | Danvers, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Lou's Painting Company | 62 | 4.9★ (171) | Stoneham, 11 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | DiNapoli Painting | 62 | 4.9★ (327) | Reading, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Most reviews |
| 4 | Mendez Painters Incorporated | 62 | 4.9★ (187) | Wakefield, 8 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 5 | Paint EZ of the North Shore | 61 | 5.0★ (28) | Beverly, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Hernandez painting and carpentry | 61 | 5.0★ (38) | Saugus, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Polini Painting | 61 | 5.0★ (17) | Peabody, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Walls of Distinction | 61 | 5.0★ (85) | Saugus, 7 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | Suetam Painting and Finishes | 61 | 5.0★ (141) | Andover, 7 mi away | Sat | — |
| 10 | Home Aesthetics LLC | 61 | 4.8★ (86) | Beverly, 2 mi away | Sat | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 90 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Stoneham, 11 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 171 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Reading, 10 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 327 Google reviews, the most in Salem.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Wakefield, 8 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 187 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Beverly, 4 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saugus, 6 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Peabody, 2 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saugus, 7 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Andover, 7 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 141 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Beverly, 2 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 86 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Peabody, 2 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Lynn, 4 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lynn, 5 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salem
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Danvers, 3 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lynn, 5 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 91 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Peabody, 2 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 140 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lynn, 4 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 238 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Everett, 12 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 131 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saugus, 7 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lynn, 4 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Andover, 14 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 187 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Medford, 13 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Reading, 10 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Stoneham, 11 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 212 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Salem. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior painting | $965 | $2,022 | $3,089 | Per project: typical range of customer-reported jobs (about $2 to $6 per sq ft of floor area). US national range | October 2026 |
| Exterior painting | $1,819 | $3,178 | $4,551 | Per house: typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 443 Salem painters on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Salem data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |