The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Altoona, PA is $48,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,040.
Pay spans roughly $33,320 at the 10th percentile to $62,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.12 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Altoona, PA.
| Median (annual) | $48,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.12 |
| 10th percentile | $33,320 |
| 90th percentile | $62,560 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.