Decorator day rate calculator, Sunderland 2026, after tax
Typical: £160 a day. Work out yours below.
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We show you the day rate to charge in Sunderland.
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Hiring a decorator in Sunderland? See what a fair quote looks like.
A painter and decorator in Sunderland typically charges £160 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 Sunderland sit among the 31 modelled towns?
Each dot is one modelled town, stacked where towns share a rate.
Sunderland is number 31 of 31, with 30 above it and 0 below.
The shaded band is the local range decorators here quote inside.
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What is decorating work like in Sunderland?
Sunderland City Council’s assessment says stock is mainly terraced and semi detached.
In Census 2021, 58.1% of Sunderland households owned their home outright or with a mortgage or loan.
In Census 2021, 26.6% of Sunderland households lived in socially rented housing and 14.8% rented privately.
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 full answer to what a painter and decorator should charge a day is set out separately.
What do decorators in Sunderland ask about rates?
What do decorators charge in Sunderland in a day?
At £160 a day, Sunderland supplies a market reference; a default self employed plan calculates £256.
The first is the market.
The second is what your costs ask for.
What homes will a decorator work on in Sunderland?
Sunderland City Council’s assessment says stock is mainly terraced and semi detached.
Terraces and semis are familiar jobs, and a familiar job is where your day estimate should be sharpest.
Who pays for decorating work in Sunderland?
In Census 2021, 58.1% of Sunderland households owned their home outright or with a mortgage or loan.
In Census 2021, 26.6% of Sunderland households lived in socially rented housing and 14.8% rented privately.
Owners are most of the market, with a large social rented share beside them.
What do decorators charge in other towns?
All 31 towns are benchmarked against what a painter and decorator charges a day, on the homepage.