The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Dalton, GA is $44,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,250.
Pay spans roughly $30,310 at the 10th percentile to $49,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.21 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton, GA.
| Median (annual) | $44,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,250 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.21 |
| 10th percentile | $30,310 |
| 90th percentile | $49,570 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.