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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary

The BLS estimates 158,740 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $48,250 (May 2025, SOC 51-9124). Across 190 metros with published figures, medians range from $30,150 in Flint, MI to $82,360 in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area.

COATING, PAINTING, AND SPRAYING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$36,260P25$40,590MEDIAN$48,250P75$59,680P90$74,730
30 SECONDS · NO SIGNUP · ON-DEVICE

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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$82,360 · 340 jobs
  2. Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$63,400 · 680 jobs
  3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,360 · 270 jobs
  4. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,180 · 700 jobs
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$63,030 · 2,640 jobs
  6. Charleston-North Charleston, SC$62,280 · 600 jobs
  7. Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$62,070 · 380 jobs
  8. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,970 · 1,780 jobs
  9. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$59,430 · 310 jobs
  10. Portland-South Portland, ME$59,420 · 310 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,350 · 5,050 jobs
  2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,950 · 4,590 jobs
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$54,870 · 4,580 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,910 · 3,680 jobs
  5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$58,520 · 3,250 jobs
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$63,030 · 2,640 jobs
  7. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$44,220 · 2,590 jobs
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,930 · 2,350 jobs
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,900 · 1,990 jobs
  10. Cleveland, OH$50,210 · 1,850 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Elkhart-Goshen, IN · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kansas nonmetropolitan area · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tulsa, OK · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Wichita, KS

Questions

What is the median Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in the U.S.?

$48,250 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $40,590–$59,680.

Where do Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area ($82,360), Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area ($63,400), Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ($63,360). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.