The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $35,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,220.
Pay spans roughly $26,680 at the 10th percentile to $48,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.15 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
| Median (annual) | $35,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,220 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.15 |
| 10th percentile | $26,680 |
| 90th percentile | $48,350 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.