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

$48,910avg. a year
$23.51 an hour · 7,050 employed

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Michigan earn an average of $48,910 a year. That is $3,710 (7%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620. The best-paying metro area is Battle Creek, MI at $55,210.

$44,670Median pay
$23.51Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#44Of 50 states

Top-paying Michigan metro areas

Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 14.

1140 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$55,210
$26.54 an hour
2310 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$55,100
$26.49 an hour
3150 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$54,190
$26.05 an hour
4110 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$52,800
$25.39 an hour
5180 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$49,610
$23.85 an hour
62,590 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$49,600
$23.85 an hour
7280 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$48,520
$23.33 an hour
870 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$48,510
$23.32 an hour
950 jobs
Monroe, MI
$47,890
$23.03 an hour
1040 jobs
Jackson, MI
$46,280
$22.25 an hour
111,440 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$45,310
$21.79 an hour
1250 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$45,090
$21.68 an hour
13190 jobs
Niles, MI
$44,180
$21.24 an hour
14230 jobs
Flint, MI
$37,280
$17.92 an hour

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

Pay over time

Michigan, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Michigan coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Michigan vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$52,620$25.30
Michigan$48,910$23.51
Indiana$51,210$24.62
Ohio$51,180$24.61
Wisconsin$51,080$24.56

Questions and answers

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

The average is $48,910 a year, and the median is $44,670. That is $3,710 (7%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620.

What is the hourly wage in Michigan?

$23.51 an hour on average; the median is $21.48.

Where in Michigan do they earn the most?

Battle Creek, MI ($55,210), followed by Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI ($55,100). The lowest average among 14 metro areas with data is Flint, MI ($37,280).

How does Michigan rank?

Michigan ranks #44 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.