The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $40,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,940.
Pay spans roughly $35,320 at the 10th percentile to $58,060 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.61 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $40,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.61 |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 |
| 90th percentile | $58,060 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.