Decorator day rate calculator, Stoke-on-Trent 2026, after tax
Typical: £168 a day. Work out yours below.
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We show you the day rate to charge in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Hiring a decorator in Stoke-on-Trent? See what a fair quote looks like.
A painter and decorator in Stoke-on-Trent typically charges £168 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 Stoke-on-Trent sit among the 31 modelled towns?
Each dot is one modelled town, stacked where towns share a rate.
Stoke-on-Trent is number 30 of 31, with 29 above it and 1 below.
The shaded band is the local range decorators here quote inside.
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What is decorating work like in Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s 2022 to 2027 strategy says council housing represented just over 15% of stock.
In 2021, 95 percent of Stoke on Trent’s three bedroom and four bedroom or larger homes were houses.
Two bedroom homes were 73 percent houses, 13 percent bungalows and 14 percent flats.
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.
We argue why the going rate is not a fair rate on its own page.
What do decorators in Stoke-on-Trent ask about rates?
What is the going day rate for a decorator in Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent has a £168 modelled midpoint, while the calculator's usual starting inputs require £256.
The first is the market.
The second is what your costs ask for.
What homes will a decorator work on in Stoke-on-Trent?
In 2021, 95 percent of Stoke on Trent’s three bedroom and four bedroom or larger homes were houses.
Two bedroom homes were 73 percent houses, 13 percent bungalows and 14 percent flats.
Mostly houses, then.
A house is more rooms and more days than a flat.
How much of Stoke-on-Trent is council housing?
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s 2022 to 2027 strategy says council housing represented just over 15% of stock.
Council homes are looked after through the council, a different client from a homeowner ringing round.
What do decorators charge in other towns?
The homepage shows what decorators charge a day across the UK, town by town.