Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Texas
$51,240avg. a year
$24.64 an hour · 16,600 employed
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas earn an average of $51,240 a year. That is $1,380 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620. The best-paying metro area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX at $57,220.
$46,750Median pay
$24.64Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#29Of 50 states
Top-paying Texas metro areas
Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 25.
15,050 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$57,220
$27.51 an hour
2780 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$54,100
$26.01 an hour
31,060 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$52,940
$25.45 an hour
4240 jobs
Waco, TX
$51,190
$24.61 an hour
5180 jobs
Odessa, TX
$51,050
$24.54 an hour
6150 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$50,610
$24.33 an hour
7180 jobs
Midland, TX
$49,160
$23.63 an hour
84,590 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$48,990
$23.55 an hour
9430 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$48,590
$23.36 an hour
10110 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$48,460
$23.30 an hour
1170 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$48,120
$23.14 an hour
1290 jobs
Tyler, TX
$47,640
$22.91 an hour
13230 jobs
Longview, TX
$47,450
$22.81 an hour
1490 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
1580 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$46,400
$22.31 an hour
1690 jobs
Abilene, TX
$46,200
$22.21 an hour
17310 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$46,060
$22.15 an hour
18140 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$45,900
$22.07 an hour
19190 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$45,810
$22.03 an hour
2070 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$44,390
$21.34 an hour
2170 jobs
Victoria, TX
$44,290
$21.29 an hour
22190 jobs
El Paso, TX
$42,480
$20.42 an hour
2330 jobs
Laredo, TX
$42,020
$20.20 an hour
24140 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$40,820
$19.63 an hour
25120 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$40,620
$19.53 an hour
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Texas, charted
Pay over time
Texas, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Texas coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Texas vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $52,620 | $25.30 |
| Texas | $51,240 | $24.64 |
| Louisiana | $50,140 | $24.11 |
| New Mexico | $49,360 | $23.73 |
| Arkansas | $47,720 | $22.94 |
| Oklahoma | $47,380 | $22.78 |
Related jobs in Texas
Average pay, Texas, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make in Texas?
The average is $51,240 a year, and the median is $46,750. That is $1,380 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620.
What is the hourly wage in Texas?
$24.64 an hour on average; the median is $22.48.
Where in Texas do they earn the most?
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($57,220), followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($54,100). The lowest average among 25 metro areas with data is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ($40,620).
How does Texas rank?
Texas ranks #29 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.