The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $53,370 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,390.
Pay spans roughly $36,820 at the 10th percentile to $62,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.66 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.
| Median (annual) | $53,370 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.66 |
| 10th percentile | $36,820 |
| 90th percentile | $62,130 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.