Pay by state · 51 states
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most in Alaska at $69,910 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,850 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,250. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $69,910Alaska
- National median
- $48,250BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,850Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $69,910 | $45,210 | $81,610 | 140 | $68,299 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $59,980 | $47,790 | $78,740 | 3,980 | $56,049 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $58,240 | $47,320 | $76,530 | 2,890 | $53,527 |
| 4 | MEMaine | $56,200 | $47,430 | $64,720 | 680 | $57,908 |
| 5 | MDMaryland | $55,510 | $45,210 | $83,760 | 1,010 | $52,887 |
| 6 | COColorado | $53,590 | $47,480 | $75,510 | 1,470 | $52,003 |
| 7 | MSMississippi | $53,170 | $43,680 | $63,180 | 2,010 | $61,148 |
| 8 | CACalifornia | $52,950 | $43,840 | $68,890 | 11,570 | $47,823 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $52,900 | $44,710 | $65,450 | 1,550 | $51,057 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $52,210 | $46,440 | $62,500 | 3,430 | $52,940 |
| 11 | HIHawaii | $51,990 | $45,040 | $63,240 | 230 | $47,285 |
| 12 | MAMassachusetts | $51,150 | $45,120 | $59,980 | 2,740 | $48,366 |
| 13 | NDNorth Dakota | $51,020 | $46,110 | $68,180 | 560 | $57,352 |
| 14 | WYWyoming | $50,220 | $46,670 | $65,220 | 220 | $54,180 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $49,880 | $45,760 | $63,440 | 4,130 | $49,335 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $49,850 | $41,280 | $60,840 | 470 | $48,739 |
| 17 | OROregon | $49,400 | $46,220 | $61,980 | 2,470 | $47,794 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $49,360 | $46,500 | $60,000 | 170 | $50,389 |
| 19 | NENebraska | $49,340 | $46,530 | $61,030 | 740 | $54,760 |
| 20 | IAIowa | $49,330 | $44,190 | $59,160 | 3,220 | $56,209 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $49,170 | $45,180 | $57,960 | 6,120 | $52,256 |
| 22 | OHOhio | $48,550 | $42,630 | $57,940 | 8,320 | $52,331 |
| 23 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,410 | $45,850 | $58,170 | 430 | $46,474 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $48,340 | $42,580 | $58,940 | 6,790 | $49,543 |
| 25 | SCSouth Carolina | $48,220 | $40,130 | $56,670 | 2,780 | $51,435 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $48,000 | $42,550 | $57,980 | 6,390 | $48,020 |
| 27 | NYNew York | $48,000 | $41,530 | $59,500 | 3,270 | $44,477 |
| 28 | SDSouth Dakota | $47,980 | $40,570 | $53,310 | 1,150 | $54,162 |
| 29 | LALouisiana | $47,950 | $39,420 | $57,420 | 810 | $54,361 |
| 30 | UTUtah | $47,880 | $39,720 | $56,200 | 1,740 | $48,430 |
| 31 | AZArizona | $47,860 | $40,590 | $56,950 | 2,440 | $47,538 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $47,860 | $39,990 | $59,210 | 6,200 | $46,280 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $47,580 | $40,800 | $60,670 | 3,860 | $52,391 |
| 34 | MTMontana | $47,380 | $42,740 | $55,460 | 330 | $50,061 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $47,320 | $38,890 | $59,270 | 8,030 | $50,702 |
| 36 | TNTennessee | $47,210 | $39,870 | $55,620 | 3,880 | $51,388 |
| 37 | KYKentucky | $47,170 | $36,560 | $53,690 | 2,190 | $52,319 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $47,120 | $38,320 | $58,040 | 3,160 | $52,316 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $46,750 | $38,130 | $58,170 | 16,600 | $48,168 |
| 40 | NCNorth Carolina | $46,730 | $38,290 | $55,650 | 5,700 | $49,541 |
| 41 | GAGeorgia | $46,450 | $39,780 | $59,970 | 5,900 | $48,238 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $46,380 | $37,450 | $49,960 | 1,870 | $53,349 |
| 43 | DEDelaware | $46,120 | $37,380 | $62,510 | 100 | $46,209 |
| 44 | IDIdaho | $45,810 | $39,630 | $51,110 | 760 | $47,972 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $45,780 | $38,020 | $54,720 | 2,520 | $52,116 |
| 46 | NVNevada | $45,750 | $40,130 | $53,340 | 640 | $45,760 |
| 47 | NMNew Mexico | $45,730 | $38,220 | $50,050 | 400 | $49,592 |
| 48 | MIMichigan | $44,670 | $38,300 | $53,340 | 7,050 | $46,426 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $44,250 | $37,210 | $53,330 | 5,250 | $49,818 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $42,950 | $37,910 | $50,690 | 370 | $47,990 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $29,850 | $21,840 | $34,010 | 150 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $69,910, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $68,299.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $69,910 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($59,980) and New Jersey ($58,240).
Which state pays Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $29,850 a year, $40,060 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $68,299 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $69,910. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.