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

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $58,910 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,783 a month.

10th percentile
$44,680
25th percentile
$48,700
Median percentile
$58,910
75th percentile
$75,740
90th percentile
$92,630

Based on 510 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

$45,390 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,910
Federal income tax−$4,889
Social Security + Medicare−$4,507
California income tax (approx.)−$4,124
Monthly take-home$3,783
Every two weeks$1,746

Does it go far here?

$53,349Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
75%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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