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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in San Diego, CA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $57,780 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,713 a month.

10th percentile
$37,810
25th percentile
$45,960
Median percentile
$57,780
75th percentile
$72,500
90th percentile
$79,980

Based on 930 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

$44,562 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,780
Federal income tax−$4,754
Social Security + Medicare−$4,420
California income tax (approx.)−$4,045
Monthly take-home$3,713
Every two weeks$1,714

Does it go far here?

$51,641Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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