Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$57,220avg. a year
$27.51 an hour · 5,050 employed
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $57,220 a year. That is $5,980 (12%) more than the Texas average of $51,240. The U.S. average is $52,620.
$49,350Median pay
$27.51Average hourly
+12%vs. Texas average
5,050Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1780 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$54,100
$26.01 an hour
21,060 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$52,940
$25.45 an hour
3240 jobs
Waco, TX
$51,190
$24.61 an hour
4180 jobs
Odessa, TX
$51,050
$24.54 an hour
5150 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$50,610
$24.33 an hour
6180 jobs
Midland, TX
$49,160
$23.63 an hour
74,590 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$48,990
$23.55 an hour
8430 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$48,590
$23.36 an hour
9110 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$48,460
$23.30 an hour
1070 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$48,120
$23.14 an hour
1190 jobs
Tyler, TX
$47,640
$22.91 an hour
12230 jobs
Longview, TX
$47,450
$22.81 an hour
1390 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
1480 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$46,400
$22.31 an hour
1590 jobs
Abilene, TX
$46,200
$22.21 an hour
16310 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$46,060
$22.15 an hour
17140 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$45,900
$22.07 an hour
18190 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$45,810
$22.03 an hour
1970 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$44,390
$21.34 an hour
2070 jobs
Victoria, TX
$44,290
$21.29 an hour
21190 jobs
El Paso, TX
$42,480
$20.42 an hour
2230 jobs
Laredo, TX
$42,020
$20.20 an hour
23140 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$40,820
$19.63 an hour
24120 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$40,620
$19.53 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $51,790 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $43,120 |
| Production Workers, All Other | $43,170 |
| Helpers--Production Workers | $38,340 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $50,510 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | $54,070 |
Questions and answers
How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $57,220 a year, and the median is $49,350. About 5,050 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $5,980 (12%) more than the Texas average of $51,240.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.22 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-9124. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.