Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location
National median: $48,250 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | state | $69,910 | +44.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $69,600 | +44.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $69,090 | +43.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Springfield, OH | metropolitan | $67,070 | +39.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $66,570 | +38.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $63,360 | +31.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $63,180 | +30.9% | 700 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $63,030 | +30.6% | 2,640 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $62,280 | +29.1% | 600 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $62,120 | +28.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $61,730 | +27.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $61,260 | +27.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $61,220 | +26.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $61,130 | +26.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Grand Island, NE | metropolitan | $61,110 | +26.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $60,820 | +26.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $59,980 | +24.3% | 3,980 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $59,970 | +24.3% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $59,930 | +24.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $59,800 | +23.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $59,430 | +23.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $59,420 | +23.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $59,250 | +22.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $58,910 | +22.1% | 510 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $58,790 | +21.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $58,770 | +21.8% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $58,520 | +21.3% | 3,250 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $58,410 | +21.1% | 530 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $58,390 | +21.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $58,390 | +21.0% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $58,240 | +20.7% | 2,890 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $58,240 | +20.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $58,240 | +20.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $57,960 | +20.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $57,780 | +19.8% | 930 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $57,660 | +19.5% | 910 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $57,200 | +18.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $56,960 | +18.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $56,380 | +16.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $56,200 | +16.5% | 680 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $56,160 | +16.4% | 800 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $55,980 | +16.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $55,830 | +15.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $55,810 | +15.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $55,540 | +15.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $55,510 | +15.0% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $55,470 | +15.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $55,190 | +14.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $55,100 | +14.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $54,870 | +13.7% | 4,580 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $54,760 | +13.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $54,560 | +13.1% | 1,490 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $54,390 | +12.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $54,150 | +12.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $54,120 | +12.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $53,890 | +11.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $53,830 | +11.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $53,690 | +11.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $53,590 | +11.1% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $53,390 | +10.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $53,370 | +10.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $53,330 | +10.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $53,170 | +10.2% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $53,080 | +10.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $52,950 | +9.7% | 11,570 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $52,900 | +9.6% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $52,640 | +9.1% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $52,210 | +8.2% | 3,430 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $52,190 | +8.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $52,180 | +8.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $52,000 | +7.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $52,000 | +7.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $51,990 | +7.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $51,970 | +7.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Blacksburg, VA | metropolitan | $51,800 | +7.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $51,700 | +7.2% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $51,310 | +6.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $51,270 | +6.3% | 680 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $51,250 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $51,230 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $51,150 | +6.0% | 2,740 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $51,110 | +5.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $51,020 | +5.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $51,020 | +5.7% | 560 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $51,020 | +5.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $50,960 | +5.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $50,920 | +5.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $50,900 | +5.5% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $50,860 | +5.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $50,740 | +5.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $50,650 | +5.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $50,600 | +4.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| Johnstown, PA | metropolitan | $50,480 | +4.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $50,450 | +4.6% | 350 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $50,430 | +4.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Anniston, AL | metropolitan | $50,410 | +4.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $50,320 | +4.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $50,220 | +4.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $50,210 | +4.1% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $49,960 | +3.5% | 170 | 2025 |