The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $46,210 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,310.
Pay spans roughly $35,510 at the 10th percentile to $76,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.22 per hour. An estimated 3,900 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $46,210 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.22 |
| 10th percentile | $35,510 |
| 90th percentile | $76,370 |
| Employment | 3,900 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.