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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Median base pay · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$47,810
≈ $22.99/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 830 jobs
Middle 50%
$39,160–$59,180
vs U.S. median
-1%
Metro rank
#95 of 190

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro earn a median of $47,810 a year, based on BLS estimates for 830 jobs (May 2025). That is 1% below the U.S. median of $48,250 and in line with the FL statewide median of $47,860. It ranks #95 of 190 metros with published figures for this job.

COATING, PAINTING, AND SPRAYING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS · TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$35,850P25$39,160MEDIAN$47,810P75$59,180P90$68,560
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 Tampa?

The BLS median is $47,810 a year (May 2025). Half of the 830 jobs pay between $39,160 and $59,180. The 10th percentile is $35,850 and the 90th is $68,560.

Is Tampa a high-paying metro for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

That is 1% below the U.S. median of $48,250 and in line with the FL statewide median of $47,860. It ranks #95 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 Tampa?

About $22.99 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $47,810 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $18.83–$28.45 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.