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

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in State College, PA earns $45,130 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,088 a month.

10th percentile
$37,020
25th percentile
$37,160
Median percentile
$45,130
75th percentile
$55,510
90th percentile
$65,370

Based on 30 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

$37,056 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,130
Federal income tax−$3,236
Social Security + Medicare−$3,452
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,385
Monthly take-home$3,088
Every two weeks$1,425

Does it go far here?

$46,640Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

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