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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Median base pay · Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$45,900
≈ $22.07/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 220 jobs
Middle 50%
$40,800–$51,770
vs U.S. median
-5%
Metro rank
#146 of 190

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro earn a median of $45,900 a year, based on BLS estimates for 220 jobs (May 2025). That is 5% below the U.S. median of $48,250 and 12% below the MN statewide median of $52,210. It ranks #146 of 190 metros with published figures for this job.

COATING, PAINTING, AND SPRAYING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS · SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$37,950P25$40,800MEDIAN$45,900P75$51,770P90$61,970
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,260P25$40,590MEDIAN$48,250P75$59,680P90$74,730
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Questions

What is the average Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area?

The BLS median is $45,900 a year (May 2025). Half of the 220 jobs pay between $40,800 and $51,770. The 10th percentile is $37,950 and the 90th is $61,970.

Is Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area a high-paying metro for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

That is 5% below the U.S. median of $48,250 and 12% below the MN statewide median of $52,210. It ranks #146 of 190 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make an hour in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area?

About $22.07 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $45,900 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $19.62–$24.89 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.