The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is $50,140 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,560.
Pay spans roughly $38,950 at the 10th percentile to $63,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.11 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA.
| Median (annual) | $50,140 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.11 |
| 10th percentile | $38,950 |
| 90th percentile | $63,870 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.