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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