The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $49,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,310.
Pay spans roughly $38,420 at the 10th percentile to $74,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.91 per hour. An estimated 1,500 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $49,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.91 |
| 10th percentile | $38,420 |
| 90th percentile | $74,430 |
| Employment | 1,500 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.