The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Asheville, NC is $46,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,020.
Pay spans roughly $36,490 at the 10th percentile to $63,710 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.58 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Asheville, NC.
| Median (annual) | $46,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.58 |
| 10th percentile | $36,490 |
| 90th percentile | $63,710 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.