Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC code 51-9124 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,260 | $17.43 |
| 25th percentile | $40,590 | $19.52 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $48,250 | $23.20 |
| 75th percentile | $59,680 | $28.69 |
| 90th percentile | $74,730 | $35.93 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9124), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 50 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,770 | $43,090 | $40,220 | $30,880 | $35,990 | $49,420 | $57,880 |
| Alaska | 130 | $63,270 | $63,440 | $41,210 | $50,530 | $78,180 | $86,570 |
| Arizona | 2,080 | $51,990 | $45,400 | $34,280 | $38,070 | $54,790 | $81,860 |
| Arkansas | 1,820 | $46,040 | $45,280 | $33,180 | $35,800 | $48,390 | $59,510 |
| California | 11,190 | $59,220 | $51,710 | $38,650 | $45,180 | $64,760 | $84,300 |
| Colorado | 1,710 | $58,990 | $49,040 | $34,700 | $39,910 | $65,860 | $96,260 |
| Connecticut | 1,170 | $53,860 | $49,490 | $37,440 | $39,520 | $61,480 | $74,100 |
| Delaware | 140 | $51,180 | $45,230 | $32,570 | $36,170 | $61,220 | $73,590 |
| Florida | 6,150 | $50,990 | $46,800 | $34,740 | $38,810 | $58,520 | $72,190 |
| Georgia | 5,520 | $49,640 | $45,340 | $33,480 | $38,540 | $56,160 | $74,390 |
| Hawaii | 220 | $55,060 | $53,350 | $38,700 | $46,390 | $62,060 | $73,880 |
| Idaho | 760 | $48,580 | $45,740 | $35,340 | $39,560 | $51,660 | $61,960 |
| Illinois | 6,840 | $49,650 | $45,620 | $35,190 | $39,000 | $55,370 | $74,560 |
| Indiana | 6,850 | $47,870 | $44,760 | $32,040 | $37,380 | $51,710 | $63,220 |
| Iowa | 2,990 | $48,680 | $47,530 | $36,620 | $40,830 | $55,410 | $62,930 |
| Kansas | 2,830 | $49,390 | $47,500 | $35,560 | $38,810 | $59,000 | $74,230 |
| Kentucky | 3,200 | $53,480 | $50,700 | $35,090 | $41,600 | $70,330 | $70,330 |
| Louisiana | 730 | $48,570 | $47,160 | $34,210 | $37,550 | $54,840 | $61,340 |
| Maine | 830 | $63,070 | $56,770 | $37,960 | $45,770 | $71,530 | $119,360 |
| Maryland | 810 | $63,250 | $57,860 | $36,620 | $47,310 | $77,290 | $101,380 |
| Massachusetts | 2,580 | $52,020 | $49,700 | $37,660 | $42,340 | $60,510 | $74,330 |
| Michigan | 6,390 | $47,600 | $43,310 | $35,170 | $37,300 | $50,470 | $63,640 |
| Minnesota | 3,630 | $56,340 | $54,240 | $39,690 | $46,620 | $62,900 | $73,780 |
| Mississippi | 1,980 | $51,810 | $49,750 | $35,830 | $41,600 | $61,190 | $65,320 |
| Missouri | 3,580 | $50,290 | $46,390 | $35,600 | $39,760 | $60,020 | $73,170 |
| Montana | 390 | $49,750 | $47,740 | $38,350 | $41,600 | $56,160 | $62,950 |
| Nebraska | 830 | $52,770 | $46,780 | $37,270 | $41,310 | $60,340 | $64,150 |
| Nevada | 680 | $54,870 | $48,460 | $36,390 | $40,850 | $60,030 | $82,660 |
| New Hampshire | 480 | $49,430 | $47,850 | $39,000 | $43,800 | $50,910 | $58,880 |
| New Jersey | 3,310 | $60,490 | $59,840 | $37,450 | $46,780 | $79,380 | $80,170 |
| New Mexico | 530 | $47,320 | $45,660 | $34,550 | $37,620 | $48,090 | $62,990 |
| New York | 2,880 | $51,460 | $47,150 | $37,140 | $40,000 | $58,220 | $69,020 |
| North Carolina | 5,810 | $48,960 | $46,970 | $34,600 | $38,910 | $52,590 | $66,440 |
| North Dakota | 500 | $55,620 | $51,380 | $40,420 | $45,900 | $65,510 | $73,300 |
| Ohio | 8,100 | $49,140 | $46,650 | $35,400 | $38,670 | $55,010 | $64,240 |
| Oklahoma | 2,280 | $44,240 | $44,870 | $30,620 | $36,650 | $50,330 | $58,800 |
| Oregon | 2,620 | $54,990 | $47,840 | $37,440 | $43,570 | $59,270 | $80,730 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,340 | $49,770 | $47,560 | $35,940 | $40,410 | $56,490 | $65,920 |
| Rhode Island | 390 | $50,560 | $49,850 | $30,180 | $38,610 | $61,870 | $71,570 |
| South Carolina | 2,930 | $51,620 | $46,850 | $34,910 | $40,040 | $60,330 | $75,880 |
| South Dakota | 1,310 | $49,570 | $48,030 | $37,870 | $41,010 | $56,370 | $62,370 |
| Tennessee | 5,690 | $49,510 | $48,780 | $36,260 | $40,320 | $55,030 | $63,220 |
| Texas | 16,220 | $51,910 | $46,630 | $32,760 | $37,490 | $58,800 | $81,660 |
| Utah | 1,780 | $50,690 | $45,720 | $36,310 | $38,490 | $54,480 | $66,250 |
| Vermont | 240 | $46,310 | $46,510 | $35,000 | $39,780 | $48,780 | $57,110 |
| Virginia | 4,310 | $53,040 | $50,060 | $35,930 | $44,660 | $61,450 | $63,870 |
| Washington | 4,260 | $65,560 | $56,630 | $40,180 | $46,180 | $73,420 | $107,170 |
| West Virginia | 410 | $45,110 | $42,080 | $30,860 | $36,700 | $48,870 | $62,900 |
| Wisconsin | 8,040 | $49,330 | $48,100 | $38,530 | $43,570 | $55,000 | $61,500 |
| Wyoming | 210 | $47,760 | $45,920 | $36,400 | $44,160 | $47,110 | $60,550 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.