Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary

Median Salary
$48,250
per year
Hourly Rate
$23.20
per hour
Employment
158,740
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$36,260
25th percentile
$40,590
Median
$48,250
75th percentile
$59,680
90th percentile
$74,730

💰 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$69,910+44.9%
Washington$59,980+24.3%
New Jersey$58,240+20.7%
Maine$56,200+16.5%
Maryland$55,510+15.0%
Colorado$53,590+11.1%
Mississippi$53,170+10.2%
California$52,950+9.7%
Connecticut$52,900+9.6%
Minnesota$52,210+8.2%
Hawaii$51,990+7.8%
Massachusetts$51,150+6.0%
North Dakota$51,020+5.7%
Wyoming$50,220+4.1%
Virginia$49,880+3.4%
Rhode Island$49,850+3.3%
Oregon$49,400+2.4%
Vermont$49,360+2.3%
Nebraska$49,340+2.3%
Iowa$49,330+2.2%
Wisconsin$49,170+1.9%
Ohio$48,550+0.6%
New Hampshire$48,410+0.3%
Pennsylvania$48,340+0.2%
South Carolina$48,220-0.1%
Illinois$48,000-0.5%
New York$48,000-0.5%
South Dakota$47,980-0.6%
Louisiana$47,950-0.6%
Utah$47,880-0.8%
Arizona$47,860-0.8%
Florida$47,860-0.8%
Missouri$47,580-1.4%
Montana$47,380-1.8%
Indiana$47,320-1.9%
Tennessee$47,210-2.2%
Kentucky$47,170-2.2%
Kansas$47,120-2.3%
Texas$46,750-3.1%
North Carolina$46,730-3.2%
Georgia$46,450-3.7%
Arkansas$46,380-3.9%
Delaware$46,120-4.4%
Idaho$45,810-5.1%
Oklahoma$45,780-5.1%
Nevada$45,750-5.2%
New Mexico$45,730-5.2%
Michigan$44,670-7.4%
Alabama$44,250-8.3%
West Virginia$42,950-11.0%

🏙️ Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$69,600+44.2%
Ames, IA$69,090+43.2%
Springfield, OH$67,070+39.0%
Lexington Park, MD$66,570+38.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,360+31.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,180+30.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$63,030+30.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$62,280+29.1%
Fayetteville, NC$62,120+28.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$61,730+27.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$61,260+27.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,220+26.9%
Grand Junction, CO$61,130+26.7%
Grand Island, NE$61,110+26.7%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$60,820+26.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,970+24.3%
Vallejo, CA$59,930+24.2%
Elizabethtown, KY$59,800+23.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,430+23.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,420+23.2%
Bismarck, ND$59,250+22.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$58,910+22.1%
Longview-Kelso, WA$58,790+21.8%
Wichita, KS$58,770+21.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$58,520+21.3%
Savannah, GA$58,410+21.1%
Salinas, CA$58,390+21.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,390+21.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$58,240+20.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$58,240+20.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$57,960+20.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$57,780+19.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,660+19.5%
Springfield, IL$57,200+18.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$56,960+18.1%
St. Cloud, MN$56,380+16.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$56,160+16.4%
Warner Robins, GA$55,980+16.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$55,830+15.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$55,810+15.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$55,540+15.1%
Casper, WY$55,470+15.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$55,190+14.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$55,100+14.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$54,870+13.7%
Boulder, CO$54,760+13.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$54,560+13.1%
Rochester, MN$54,390+12.7%
Lincoln, NE$54,150+12.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$54,120+12.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$53,890+11.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,830+11.6%
Bellingham, WA$53,690+11.3%
Appleton, WI$53,390+10.7%
Columbia, MO$53,370+10.6%
Redding, CA$53,330+10.5%
Pueblo, CO$53,080+10.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$52,640+9.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$52,190+8.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$52,180+8.1%
Chico, CA$52,000+7.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$52,000+7.8%
Kenosha, WI$51,970+7.7%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,800+7.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$51,700+7.2%
Greenville, NC$51,310+6.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$51,270+6.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,250+6.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$51,230+6.2%
Bozeman, MT$51,110+5.9%
Modesto, CA$51,020+5.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$51,020+5.7%
Greeley, CO$50,960+5.6%
Glens Falls, NY$50,920+5.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,900+5.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$50,860+5.4%
Battle Creek, MI$50,740+5.2%
Decatur, IL$50,650+5.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$50,600+4.9%
Johnstown, PA$50,480+4.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$50,450+4.6%
Iowa City, IA$50,430+4.5%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$50,410+4.5%
Vineland, NJ$50,320+4.3%
Cleveland, OH$50,210+4.1%
Jonesboro, AR$49,960+3.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,940+3.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$49,920+3.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$49,850+3.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$49,820+3.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,780+3.2%
Jefferson City, MO$49,730+3.1%
Altoona, PA$49,690+3.0%
Jackson, MS$49,580+2.8%
York-Hanover, PA$49,580+2.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$49,570+2.7%
Sheboygan, WI$49,570+2.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,520+2.6%
New Haven, CT$49,490+2.6%
Charlottesville, VA$49,420+2.4%
Bend, OR$49,390+2.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$49,390+2.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$49,360+2.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,350+2.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$49,330+2.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$49,330+2.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,260+2.1%
Springfield, MA$49,260+2.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$49,180+1.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49,020+1.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$49,020+1.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,910+1.4%
Green Bay, WI$48,910+1.4%
Akron, OH$48,900+1.3%
Charleston, WV$48,890+1.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,890+1.3%
Merced, CA$48,890+1.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,870+1.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$48,860+1.3%
Bowling Green, KY$48,840+1.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48,830+1.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,800+1.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$48,760+1.1%
Fond du Lac, WI$48,740+1.0%
Medford, OR$48,720+1.0%
Lawrence, KS$48,700+0.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$48,700+0.9%
Fresno, CA$48,660+0.8%
Madison, WI$48,570+0.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,560+0.6%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$48,540+0.6%
Toledo, OH$48,530+0.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,510+0.5%
Chambersburg, PA$48,500+0.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$48,500+0.5%
Bangor, ME$48,480+0.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,480+0.5%
Columbus, OH$48,460+0.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,430+0.4%
Worcester, MA$48,380+0.3%
Spartanburg, SC$48,370+0.2%
Lancaster, PA$48,340+0.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$48,340+0.2%
Yuba City, CA$48,340+0.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,320+0.1%
Richmond, VA$48,310+0.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$48,240-0.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$48,230-0.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,230-0.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$48,220-0.1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$48,210-0.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$48,170-0.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,170-0.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$48,090-0.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,070-0.4%
Lima, OH$48,040-0.4%
Syracuse, NY$48,020-0.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,010-0.5%
Lebanon, PA$47,950-0.6%
Ogden, UT$47,910-0.7%
Gettysburg, PA$47,890-0.7%
Harrisonburg, VA$47,870-0.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,870-0.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,820-0.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,810-0.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$47,800-0.9%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$47,640-1.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$47,630-1.3%
Reading, PA$47,620-1.3%
Fargo, ND-MN$47,610-1.3%
Jacksonville, FL$47,590-1.4%
Mobile, AL$47,580-1.4%
Paducah, KY-IL$47,580-1.4%
Eau Claire, WI$47,560-1.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,560-1.4%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47,520-1.5%
Roanoke, VA$47,520-1.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,490-1.6%
St. George, UT$47,380-1.8%
Wausau, WI$47,370-1.8%
Gainesville, FL$47,360-1.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$47,360-1.8%
Odessa, TX$47,340-1.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,320-1.9%
Tulsa, OK$47,310-1.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,290-2.0%
Salem, OR$47,290-2.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,280-2.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$47,280-2.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,280-2.0%
Abilene, TX$47,250-2.1%
Billings, MT$47,240-2.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,240-2.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$47,230-2.1%
Mankato, MN$47,220-2.1%
Bloomington, IL$47,150-2.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$47,130-2.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$47,110-2.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,070-2.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$47,070-2.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$47,070-2.4%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$47,060-2.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,060-2.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$47,010-2.6%
Rochester, NY$46,990-2.6%
Tallahassee, FL$46,990-2.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,950-2.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,930-2.7%
Sandusky, OH$46,930-2.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,920-2.8%
Williamsport, PA$46,910-2.8%
Springfield, MO$46,860-2.9%
Dubuque, IA$46,770-3.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,750-3.1%
Albuquerque, NM$46,670-3.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,670-3.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,640-3.3%
Visalia, CA$46,630-3.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,600-3.4%
Boise City, ID$46,590-3.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,590-3.4%
Grants Pass, OR$46,580-3.5%
Peoria, IL$46,540-3.5%
Burlington, NC$46,530-3.6%
San Angelo, TX$46,530-3.6%
Midland, TX$46,490-3.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,450-3.7%
Anchorage, AK$46,430-3.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$46,420-3.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$46,380-3.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$46,350-3.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$46,300-4.0%
Tucson, AZ$46,290-4.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$46,250-4.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$46,170-4.3%
Kankakee, IL$46,130-4.4%
Montgomery, AL$46,130-4.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$46,120-4.4%
Jackson, TN$46,110-4.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,090-4.5%
Rapid City, SD$46,090-4.5%
Yakima, WA$46,050-4.6%
Waco, TX$46,010-4.6%
Birmingham, AL$45,990-4.7%
Elmira, NY$45,960-4.7%
Asheville, NC$45,940-4.8%
Pocatello, ID$45,930-4.8%
Missoula, MT$45,900-4.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,870-4.9%
Lafayette, LA$45,820-5.0%
Reno, NV$45,820-5.0%
Logan, UT-ID$45,740-5.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$45,720-5.2%
Rockford, IL$45,690-5.3%
Terre Haute, IN$45,630-5.4%
Hot Springs, AR$45,610-5.5%
Saginaw, MI$45,600-5.5%
Binghamton, NY$45,560-5.6%
Cleveland, TN$45,560-5.6%
Albany, OR$45,520-5.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$45,470-5.8%
Evansville, IN$45,450-5.8%
Knoxville, TN$45,450-5.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,440-5.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,440-5.8%
Victoria, TX$45,420-5.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,400-5.9%
Gainesville, GA$45,350-6.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$45,320-6.1%
Wilmington, NC$45,320-6.1%
Longview, TX$45,310-6.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$45,260-6.2%
Decatur, AL$45,210-6.3%
Traverse City, MI$45,190-6.3%
State College, PA$45,130-6.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,110-6.5%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$45,100-6.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$45,090-6.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$44,920-6.9%
Yuma, AZ$44,910-6.9%
Muncie, IN$44,830-7.1%
Columbia, SC$44,810-7.1%
Morristown, TN$44,780-7.2%
Dalton, GA$44,740-7.3%
Johnson City, TN$44,600-7.6%
Hattiesburg, MS$44,500-7.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$44,460-7.9%
College Station-Bryan, TX$44,350-8.1%
Monroe, MI$44,340-8.1%
Owensboro, KY$44,340-8.1%
Lynchburg, VA$44,300-8.2%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,260-8.3%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$44,230-8.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$44,220-8.4%
Huntsville, AL$44,210-8.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,180-8.4%
Twin Falls, ID$44,070-8.7%
Topeka, KS$44,060-8.7%
Erie, PA$43,690-9.5%
Jackson, MI$43,680-9.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$43,680-9.5%
Mansfield, OH$43,440-10.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$43,390-10.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$43,140-10.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$42,950-11.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$42,770-11.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$42,730-11.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$42,430-12.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$42,410-12.1%
Tyler, TX$42,380-12.2%
Lubbock, TX$42,240-12.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$41,790-13.4%
Ocala, FL$40,890-15.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$40,590-15.9%
Texarkana, TX-AR$39,940-17.2%
Rome, GA$39,760-17.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$39,740-17.6%
Albany, GA$39,590-17.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$39,520-18.1%
Florence, SC$39,520-18.1%
Columbus, IN$39,300-18.5%
Niles, MI$39,200-18.8%
Dothan, AL$39,030-19.1%
Farmington, NM$38,860-19.5%
Laredo, TX$38,450-20.3%
El Paso, TX$38,320-20.6%
Valdosta, GA$38,320-20.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,120-21.0%
Amarillo, TX$37,530-22.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$37,530-22.2%
Sumter, SC$37,470-22.3%
Gadsden, AL$37,360-22.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,870-23.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$36,670-24.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$36,520-24.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,150-33.4%
Flint, MI$30,150-37.5%
Puerto Rico$29,850-38.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.