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

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $50,450 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,431 a month.

10th percentile
$34,610
25th percentile
$43,470
Median percentile
$50,450
75th percentile
$61,870
90th percentile
$63,890

Based on 350 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

$41,168 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,450
Federal income tax−$3,874
Social Security + Medicare−$3,859
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,549
Monthly take-home$3,431
Every two weeks$1,583

Does it go far here?

$53,925Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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