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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Trenton, NJ

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $58,240 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,839 a month.

10th percentile
$43,760
25th percentile
$47,560
Median percentile
$58,240
75th percentile
$65,020
90th percentile
$77,940

Based on 80 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

$46,064 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,240
Federal income tax−$4,809
Social Security + Medicare−$4,455
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$2,912
Monthly take-home$3,839
Every two weeks$1,772

Does it go far here?

$56,445Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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