The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Columbia, SC is $45,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,020.
Pay spans roughly $33,030 at the 10th percentile to $65,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.78 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Columbia, SC.
| Median (annual) | $45,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.78 |
| 10th percentile | $33,030 |
| 90th percentile | $65,070 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.