Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Macon, GA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Macon-Bibb County, GA earns $44,230 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,952 a month.

10th percentile: $30,780
25th percentile: $39,490
Median percentile: $44,230
75th percentile: $50,350
90th percentile: $82,320

Based on 140 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

$35,423 take-home a year

Gross pay	$44,230
Federal income tax	−$3,128
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,384
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,296
Monthly take-home	$2,952
Every two weeks	$1,362

Does it go far here?

$49,962Median pay in Macon, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).

35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,044 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Macon, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$90,500
Registered Nurses	$85,070
Accountants and Auditors	$74,870
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$69,300
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$68,210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,800
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,510

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