The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $49,670 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,350.
Pay spans roughly $37,440 at the 10th percentile to $68,810 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.88 per hour. An estimated 530 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $49,670 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.88 |
| 10th percentile | $37,440 |
| 90th percentile | $68,810 |
| Employment | 530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.