The invention discloses salt-spray-resistant and anti-aging water-based paint and a preparation method thereof. The salt-spray-resistant and anti-aging water-based paint is prepared from components in percentage by weight as follows: 40%-60% of a water-based epoxy ester emulsion, 8%-20% of an anti-rust pigment, 1%-5% of a coalescing agent, 4%-20% of filler, 0.5%-2% of a dispersant, 0.5%-2% of a defoaming agent, 0.3%-0.6% of an anti-settling agent, 0.1%-2% of an anti-rust agent, 0.5%-2% of a flash-rust inhibitor, 0.1%-2% of a wetting agent, 0.1%-0.5% of a mildew preventive, 0.1%-2% of a thickening agent, 0.1%-0.3% of a pH conditioning agent and 1%-20% of deionized water. The water-based paint can resist neutral salt spray for 550 H and resist QUV aging for 600 H, has the advantages of high water resistance, good storage stability, contamination resistance, fast drying, safety, environment-friendliness, simple preparation process and the like, is environment-friendly, accords with the environmental protection development trend and is suitable for industrial production.