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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Columbus, IN

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Columbus, IN earns $39,300 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,715 a month.

10th percentile
$32,210
25th percentile
$35,930
Median percentile
$39,300
75th percentile
$46,640
90th percentile
$60,230

Based on 230 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

$32,579 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,300
Federal income tax−$2,536
Social Security + Medicare−$3,006
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,179
Monthly take-home$2,715
Every two weeks$1,253

Does it go far here?

$42,257Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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