Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
The median pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $48,250 a year. About 158,740 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,260
- 25th percentile
- $40,590
- Median percentile
- $48,250
- 75th percentile
- $59,680
- 90th percentile
- $74,730
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $69,910
- Washington $59,980
- New Jersey $58,240
- Maine $56,200
- Maryland $55,510
- Colorado $53,590
- Mississippi $53,170
- California $52,950
- Connecticut $52,900
- Minnesota $52,210
- Hawaii $51,990
- Massachusetts $51,150
- North Dakota $51,020
- Wyoming $50,220
- Virginia $49,880
- Rhode Island $49,850
- Oregon $49,400
- Vermont $49,360
- Nebraska $49,340
- Iowa $49,330
- Wisconsin $49,170
- Ohio $48,550
- New Hampshire $48,410
- Pennsylvania $48,340
- South Carolina $48,220
- Illinois $48,000
- New York $48,000
- South Dakota $47,980
- Louisiana $47,950
- Utah $47,880
- Arizona $47,860
- Florida $47,860
- Missouri $47,580
- Montana $47,380
- Indiana $47,320
- Tennessee $47,210
- Kentucky $47,170
- Kansas $47,120
- Texas $46,750
- North Carolina $46,730
- Georgia $46,450
- Arkansas $46,380
- Delaware $46,120
- Idaho $45,810
- Oklahoma $45,780
- Nevada $45,750
- New Mexico $45,730
- Michigan $44,670
- Alabama $44,250
- West Virginia $42,950
By metro area
- Norwich, CT $69,600
- Ames, IA $69,090
- Springfield, OH $67,070
- Lexington Park, MD $66,570
- Bridgeport, CT $63,360
- Gulfport, MS $63,180
- Seattle, WA $63,030
- Charleston, SC $62,280
- Fayetteville, NC $62,120
- Sebastian, FL $61,730
- Santa Cruz, CA $61,260
- Grand Forks, ND $61,220
- Grand Junction, CO $61,130
- Grand Island, NE $61,110
- Mount Vernon, WA $60,820
- Virginia Beach, VA $59,970
- Vallejo, CA $59,930
- Elizabethtown, KY $59,800
- Muskegon, MI $59,430
- Portland, ME $59,420
- Bismarck, ND $59,250
- San Jose, CA $58,910
- Longview, WA $58,790
- Wichita, KS $58,770
- New York, NY $58,520
- Savannah, GA $58,410
- Salinas, CA $58,390
- San Francisco, CA $58,390
- Santa Rosa, CA $58,240
- Trenton, NJ $58,240
- Bremerton, WA $57,960
- San Diego, CA $57,780
- Washington, DC $57,660
- Springfield, IL $57,200
- Oshkosh, WI $56,960
- St. Cloud, MN $56,380
- Denver, CO $56,160
- Warner Robins, GA $55,980
- Duluth, MN $55,830
- San Luis Obispo, CA $55,810
- Baltimore, MD $55,540
- Casper, WY $55,470
- St. Joseph, MO $55,190
- Amherst Town, MA $55,100
- Los Angeles, CA $54,870
- Boulder, CO $54,760
- Boston, MA $54,560
- Rochester, MN $54,390
- Lincoln, NE $54,150
- Olympia, WA $54,120
- Hagerstown, MD $53,890
- Kennewick, WA $53,830
- Bellingham, WA $53,690
- Appleton, WI $53,390
- Columbia, MO $53,370
- Redding, CA $53,330
- Pueblo, CO $53,080
- Portland, OR $52,640
- Baton Rouge, LA $52,190
- Colorado Springs, CO $52,180
- Chico, CA $52,000
- Urban Honolulu, HI $52,000
- Kenosha, WI $51,970
- Blacksburg, VA $51,800
- Minneapolis, MN $51,700
- Greenville, NC $51,310
- Sacramento, CA $51,270
- Burlington, VT $51,250
- Lewiston, ID $51,230
- Bozeman, MT $51,110
- Modesto, CA $51,020
- Stockton, CA $51,020
- Greeley, CO $50,960
- Glens Falls, NY $50,920
- Philadelphia, PA $50,900
- Atlantic City, NJ $50,860
- Battle Creek, MI $50,740
- Decatur, IL $50,650
- Harrisburg, PA $50,600
- Johnstown, PA $50,480
- Scranton, PA $50,450
- Iowa City, IA $50,430
- Anniston, AL $50,410
- Vineland, NJ $50,320
- Cleveland, OH $50,210
- Jonesboro, AR $49,960
- Prescott Valley, AZ $49,940
- Omaha, NE $49,920
- Chattanooga, TN $49,850
- Santa Maria, CA $49,820
- Nashville, TN $49,780
- Jefferson City, MO $49,730
- Altoona, PA $49,690
- Jackson, MS $49,580
- York, PA $49,580
- Janesville, WI $49,570
- Sheboygan, WI $49,570
- Palm Bay, FL $49,520
- New Haven, CT $49,490
- Charlottesville, VA $49,420
- Bend, OR $49,390
- Oxnard, CA $49,390
- Ann Arbor, MI $49,360
- Dallas, TX $49,350
- Waterloo, IA $49,330
- Winchester, VA $49,330
- Fort Collins, CO $49,260
- Springfield, MA $49,260
- Kansas City, MO $49,180
- Albany, NY $49,020
- Crestview, FL $49,020
- Chicago, IL $48,910
- Green Bay, WI $48,910
- Akron, OH $48,900
- Charleston, WV $48,890
- Hartford, CT $48,890
- Merced, CA $48,890
- Milwaukee, WI $48,870
- Racine, WI $48,860
- Bowling Green, KY $48,840