The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ames, IA is $56,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,360.
Pay spans roughly $41,050 at the 10th percentile to $66,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.04 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ames, IA.
| Median (annual) | $56,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,360 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.04 |
| 10th percentile | $41,050 |
| 90th percentile | $66,920 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.