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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $48,760 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,322 a month.

10th percentile
$37,450
25th percentile
$44,150
Median percentile
$48,760
75th percentile
$60,530
90th percentile
$73,720

Based on 1,030 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

$39,862 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,760
Federal income tax−$3,671
Social Security + Medicare−$3,730
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,497
Monthly take-home$3,322
Every two weeks$1,533

Does it go far here?

$51,505Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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