The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Columbus, IN is $38,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,140.
Pay spans roughly $32,790 at the 10th percentile to $56,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.31 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Columbus, IN.
| Median (annual) | $38,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,140 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.31 |
| 10th percentile | $32,790 |
| 90th percentile | $56,880 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.