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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in St. Louis, MO

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $47,240 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,160 a month.

10th percentile
$37,750
25th percentile
$41,740
Median percentile
$47,240
75th percentile
$54,780
90th percentile
$68,720

Based on 1,560 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

$37,917 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,240
Federal income tax−$3,489
Social Security + Medicare−$3,614
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,220
Monthly take-home$3,160
Every two weeks$1,458

Does it go far here?

$49,680Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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