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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bellingham, WA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bellingham, WA earns $53,690 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,777 a month.

10th percentile
$42,130
25th percentile
$46,780
Median percentile
$53,690
75th percentile
$61,360
90th percentile
$83,340

Based on 100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,320 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,690
Federal income tax−$4,263
Social Security + Medicare−$4,107
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,777
Every two weeks$1,743

Does it go far here?

$51,958Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Washington