The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $60,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,110.
Pay spans roughly $42,780 at the 10th percentile to $75,960 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.03 per hour. An estimated 730 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
| Median (annual) | $60,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,110 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.03 |
| 10th percentile | $42,780 |
| 90th percentile | $75,960 |
| Employment | 730 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.