Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in the U.S.
$52,620avg. a year
$25.30 an hour · 158,740 employed
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the U.S. earn an average of $52,620 a year and a median of $48,250. Pay is highest in Washington ($68,990) and lowest in Alabama ($45,660).
$48,250Median pay
$25.30Average hourly
+25%Avg. pay since 2020
158,740Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
13,980 jobs
Washington
$68,990
$33.17 an hour
21,470 jobs
Colorado
$66,000
$31.73 an hour
3140 jobs
Alaska
$64,740
$31.12 an hour
41,010 jobs
Maryland
$63,900
$30.72 an hour
5680 jobs
Maine
$61,350
$29.49 an hour
62,890 jobs
New Jersey
$59,640
$28.68 an hour
711,570 jobs
California
$58,030
$27.90 an hour
81,550 jobs
Connecticut
$57,650
$27.72 an hour
9560 jobs
North Dakota
$56,460
$27.14 an hour
102,470 jobs
Oregon
$56,290
$27.06 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $74,510 | $35.82 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $71,800 | $34.52 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $69,800 | $33.56 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $67,890 | $32.64 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $67,350 | $32.38 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $65,060 | $31.28 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $65,010 | $31.26 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,790 | $31.15 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $45,660 | $44,250 | 5,250 |
| Alaska | $64,740 | $69,910 | 140 |
| Arizona | $53,580 | $47,860 | 2,440 |
| Arkansas | $47,720 | $46,380 | 1,870 |
| California | $58,030 | $52,950 | 11,570 |
| Colorado | $66,000 | $53,590 | 1,470 |
| Connecticut | $57,650 | $52,900 | 1,550 |
| Delaware | $50,430 | $46,120 | 100 |
| Florida | $51,360 | $47,860 | 6,200 |
| Georgia | $50,940 | $46,450 | 5,900 |
| Hawaii | $54,860 | $51,990 | 230 |
| Idaho | $48,620 | $45,810 | 760 |
| Illinois | $52,330 | $48,000 | 6,390 |
| Indiana | $51,210 | $47,320 | 8,030 |
| Iowa | $51,360 | $49,330 | 3,220 |
| Kansas | $49,750 | $47,120 | 3,160 |
| Kentucky | $47,600 | $47,170 | 2,190 |
| Louisiana | $50,140 | $47,950 | 810 |
| Maine | $61,350 | $56,200 | 680 |
| Maryland | $63,900 | $55,510 | 1,010 |
| Massachusetts | $54,200 | $51,150 | 2,740 |
| Michigan | $48,910 | $44,670 | 7,050 |
| Minnesota | $55,840 | $52,210 | 3,430 |
| Mississippi | $54,580 | $53,170 | 2,010 |
| Missouri | $51,370 | $47,580 | 3,860 |
| Montana | $48,980 | $47,380 | 330 |
| Nebraska | $54,900 | $49,340 | 740 |
| Nevada | $51,330 | $45,750 | 640 |
| New Hampshire | $53,470 | $48,410 | 430 |
| New Jersey | $59,640 | $58,240 | 2,890 |
| New Mexico | $49,360 | $45,730 | 400 |
| New York | $53,670 | $48,000 | 3,270 |
| North Carolina | $49,570 | $46,730 | 5,700 |
| North Dakota | $56,460 | $51,020 | 560 |
| Ohio | $51,180 | $48,550 | 8,320 |
| Oklahoma | $47,380 | $45,780 | 2,520 |
| Oregon | $56,290 | $49,400 | 2,470 |
| Pennsylvania | $52,400 | $48,340 | 6,790 |
| Rhode Island | $51,680 | $49,850 | 470 |
| South Carolina | $50,320 | $48,220 | 2,780 |
| South Dakota | $49,640 | $47,980 | 1,150 |
| Tennessee | $49,840 | $47,210 | 3,880 |
| Texas | $51,240 | $46,750 | 16,600 |
| Utah | $50,730 | $47,880 | 1,740 |
| Vermont | $54,320 | $49,360 | 170 |
| Virginia | $54,720 | $49,880 | 4,130 |
| Washington | $68,990 | $59,980 | 3,980 |
| West Virginia | $46,220 | $42,950 | 370 |
| Wisconsin | $51,080 | $49,170 | 6,120 |
| Wyoming | $56,200 | $50,220 | 220 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$57,220
5,050 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48,990
4,590 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$57,780
4,580 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$55,230
3,680 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$61,920
3,250 jobsSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$74,510
2,640 jobsDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$49,600
2,590 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$52,690
2,350 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make?
The average is $52,620 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $48,250 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $25.30, and the median is $23.20 an hour.
Which state pays coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders the most?
Washington, with an average of $68,990 a year. The best-paying metro area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $74,510.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $36,260 a year, and the top 10% earn over $74,730.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-9124. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.