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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Massachusetts

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Massachusetts earns $51,150 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,393 a month.

10th percentile
$36,550
25th percentile
$45,120
Median percentile
$51,150
75th percentile
$59,980
90th percentile
$77,010

Based on 2,740 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

$40,722 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,150
Federal income tax−$3,958
Social Security + Medicare−$3,913
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,558
Monthly take-home$3,393
Every two weeks$1,566

Does it go far here?

$48,366Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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