The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $50,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,290.
Pay spans roughly $39,210 at the 10th percentile to $63,960 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.11 per hour. An estimated 1,130 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA.
| Median (annual) | $50,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.11 |
| 10th percentile | $39,210 |
| 90th percentile | $63,960 |
| Employment | 1,130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.