I was at a car show talking to a guy and his wife. They had a really nice hot rod. Another guy walked up, interrupted us, and asked "How much does a paint job like that cost you? The guy simply answered, "We don't discuss topics like that in Mixed Company". I bet the guy knows better than to ask his wife how much it costs to be a Blond!
You have to figure out what level of job you want and are willing to accept. No point in spending $50K on a paint job for a daily driver that will be parked outside. The paint job is really pretty easy, it's all of the prep and detail that run up the labor time. A really nice paint job is all about the time taken during panel fit and prep.
In my case, I knew the quality I really wanted was way more than I could afford, so I did it myself, in my driveway under a Ash Tree. I replaced four panels due to rust, four panels due to crash damage, a different roof (used) due to a roll over crash, metal worked every panel on the body, replaced all new seals, and did a single stage Carmel Bronze and Wimbledon White paint job. Every part was removed, prepped, epoxy primed, shot with high build two part primer and block sanded to 320 before I shot two coats of color.
I mention all of this this because you need to understand that to do a job like this consumes hundreds of labor hours. It really does not matter if you have a old guy like me doing it under his shade tree, or take it to a professional shop and pay them a $100 plus dollars per hour, it's still hundreds of hours of labor times the rate. At his point, I'm at final assembly, I've spent a couple of thousand with the Bronco vendors, a couple of thousand in 3M and paint/body materials, and I have worked on this project "almost everyday" for the past four months solid.
You need to go to any "local" car show, or hot rod gathering and ask the guys with nice rides for local referrals. The question to ask, Are you pleased, Would you use the same body shop again?