Average Salary for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC 51-9124 · Production Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the United States is $47,590 ($22.88/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $35,480 at the 10th percentile to $72,800 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 159,500 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 24.7% since 2019.
Median Annual
$47,590
Mean Annual
$51,610
10th Pct
$35,480
75th Pct
$58,740
Employment
159,500
Salary Distribution
$35k
10th
$39k
25th
$48k
Median
$59k
75th
$73k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $62,800 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $62,330 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $62,200 |
| Savannah, GA | $61,580 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $61,190 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $60,820 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,390 |
| Grand Island, NE | $60,340 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $60,320 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $60,210 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $59,880 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $59,770 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,560 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $59,070 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $59,020 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $63,440 |
| New Jersey | $59,840 |
| Maryland | $57,860 |
| Maine | $56,770 |
| Washington | $56,630 |
| Minnesota | $54,240 |
| Hawaii | $53,350 |
| California | $51,710 |
| North Dakota | $51,380 |
| Kentucky | $50,700 |
| Virginia | $50,060 |
| Rhode Island | $49,850 |
| Mississippi | $49,750 |
| Massachusetts | $49,700 |
| Connecticut | $49,490 |
| Colorado | $49,040 |
| Tennessee | $48,780 |
| Nevada | $48,460 |
| Wisconsin | $48,100 |
| South Dakota | $48,030 |
| New Hampshire | $47,850 |
| Oregon | $47,840 |
| Montana | $47,740 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,560 |
| Iowa | $47,530 |
| Kansas | $47,500 |
| Louisiana | $47,160 |
| New York | $47,150 |
| North Carolina | $46,970 |
| South Carolina | $46,850 |
| Florida | $46,800 |
| Nebraska | $46,780 |
| Ohio | $46,650 |
| Texas | $46,630 |
| Vermont | $46,510 |
| Missouri | $46,390 |
| Wyoming | $45,920 |
| Idaho | $45,740 |
| Utah | $45,720 |
| New Mexico | $45,660 |
| Illinois | $45,620 |
| Arizona | $45,400 |
| Georgia | $45,340 |
| Arkansas | $45,280 |
| Delaware | $45,230 |
| Oklahoma | $44,870 |
| Indiana | $44,760 |
| Michigan | $43,310 |
| West Virginia | $42,080 |
| Alabama | $40,220 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,580 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,590 |
| 2023 | $45,560 |
| 2022 | $43,960 |
| 2021 | $39,130 |
| 2020 | $39,060 |
| 2019 | $38,150 |