We received a quote for the following:
Windows: 18 double hung windows and 1 large fixed window. Prep (sand down pealing paint), paint with primer and then paint white (paint just wood trim, not the vinyl).

Door Entry: Paint entry vestibule and entry doors (2 french doors).

See link for picture of the front of the house.

Quote was for $2,200 including all painting supplies.
Is this reasonable? I know trim work is more labor intensive, but I would have thought it would be much less.

What does it cost to employ a painter - salary, benefits, insurance and taxes - maybe $50 per hour?

If the painter spends 45 minutes on each piece to sand, prime and paint, then that's $825 of work time, plus there is travel and down time. So probably half the cost is in the labor.

Then you consider the various components of running a business:

One gallon of primer, one gallon white paint, one gallon red paint - $100.
Sander, extension cord, sanding paper, ladders, brushes, goggles, face mask, etc.
Vehicle, vehicle maintenance, gasoline
And probably a dozen other things that I'm not aware of since I have never run a business.

Add it all up and it sounds reasonable to me.

Consider what YOU would do the job for, taking all the business-expenses Graywings laid-out into account.
I wouldn't touch it for less than that!

A painters' job involves far more than just "slingin'-a-brush" and a couple gallons of paint!!
They have to stay in business, and get paint decently for a sometimes tricky craft.

I'm on the retail-paint end of things, but I'm very familiar
with what the painters have to charge...and why!!

Faron

Good advise
Go to a REAL paint store and ask for names.