The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama is $40,220 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,090.
Pay spans roughly $30,880 at the 10th percentile to $57,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.34 per hour. An estimated 4,770 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Alabama.
| Median (annual) | $40,220 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.34 |
| 10th percentile | $30,880 |
| 90th percentile | $57,880 |
| Employment | 4,770 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.