Decorator day rate calculator, Guildford 2026, after tax
Typical: £235 a day. Work out yours below.
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Hiring a decorator in Guildford? See what a fair quote looks like.
A painter and decorator in Guildford typically charges £235 a day.
To take home £35,500 a year after real costs you need £256 a day.
Both are labour only, from the rate model and the calculator's default assumptions.
Change the inputs and your own number takes over. Quote that one.
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According to the Office for National Statistics, local pay differs enough by area to move a day rate.
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Data from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index sets the second local input, per the October 2026 review.
Reviewed on .
These figures use the same sums as the free calculator. The two always agree.
Where these figures come from
Rate estimates blend the national median decorator day rate from five UK directories.
Those five are Checkatrade, HaMuch, MyBuilder, CostEstimator, MyJobQuote.
To that we add official ONS regional earnings and local house price data.
Sources: ONS ASHE 2025, UK House Price Index April 2026.
Rates reviewed October 2026.
Where does Guildford sit among the 31 modelled towns?
Each dot is one modelled town, stacked where towns share a rate.
Guildford is number 2 of 31, with 1 above it and 29 below.
The shaded band is the local range decorators here quote inside.
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What is decorating work like in Guildford?
Census 2021 counted 44,440 houses in Guildford borough (E07000209), excluding converted or shared homes.
In Guildford borough (E07000209), detached and semi detached homes made up 33.5% and 32.6% in 2021.
In Guildford borough (E07000209), 15.1% of households lived in purpose built flats in 2021.
Sources for this local context
Why do tradespeople undercharge?
Pricing off the going rate.
Pricing off what everyone else charges feels safe.
But the going rate says what customers are used to paying, not what your business needs.
The calculator on this page starts from the take home you want and adds your real costs.
The number it gives is the one to quote.
The whole working is in the sum behind the day rate.
What do decorators in Guildford ask about rates?
How much should a decorator charge in Guildford?
Guildford lands at £235 a day in the model, while the default business case reaches £256.
The first is the market.
The second is what your costs ask for.
What homes will a decorator mostly work on in Guildford?
In Guildford borough (E07000209), detached and semi detached homes made up 33.5% and 32.6% in 2021.
Census 2021 counted 44,440 houses in Guildford borough (E07000209), excluding converted or shared homes.
Bigger detached houses mean longer jobs, so the quote runs to more days, not a higher rate.
Are flats a big part of decorating work in Guildford?
In Guildford borough (E07000209), 15.1% of households lived in purpose built flats in 2021.
A flat job brings stairs, parking and a managing agent with it, and those hours belong in the quote.
What do decorators charge in other towns?
The homepage lists decorator day rates by town, all 31 of them.