The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $47,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,400.
Pay spans roughly $36,660 at the 10th percentile to $69,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.97 per hour. An estimated 1,890 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
| Median (annual) | $47,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.97 |
| 10th percentile | $36,660 |
| 90th percentile | $69,510 |
| Employment | 1,890 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.