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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Kentucky

$47,600avg. a year
$22.89 an hour · 2,190 employed

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kentucky earn an average of $47,600 a year. That is $5,020 (10%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620. The best-paying metro area is Elizabethtown, KY at $56,940.

Pay by cityCompare states
$47,170Median pay
$22.89Average hourly
+11%Avg. pay since 2020
#47Of 50 states

Top-paying Kentucky metro areas

Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 9.

190 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$56,940
$27.38 an hour
21,140 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$50,820
$24.44 an hour
3820 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$50,090
$24.08 an hour
450 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$50,030
$24.05 an hour
530 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$49,910
$23.99 an hour
6110 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$49,520
$23.81 an hour
7100 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$48,530
$23.33 an hour
8260 jobs
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$48,170
$23.16 an hour
9120 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$44,720
$21.50 an hour

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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Kentucky, charted

Pay over time

Kentucky, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Kentucky coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Kentucky vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$52,620$25.30
Kentucky$47,600$22.89
Virginia$54,720$26.31
Illinois$52,330$25.16
Missouri$51,370$24.70
Indiana$51,210$24.62
Ohio$51,180$24.61

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Questions and answers

How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make in Kentucky?

The average is $47,600 a year, and the median is $47,170. That is $5,020 (10%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620.

What is the hourly wage in Kentucky?

$22.89 an hour on average; the median is $22.68.

Where in Kentucky do they earn the most?

Elizabethtown, KY ($56,940), followed by Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($50,820). The lowest average among 9 metro areas with data is Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ($44,720).

How does Kentucky rank?

Kentucky ranks #47 of 50 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

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. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders page. 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.