The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $45,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,000.
Pay spans roughly $31,210 at the 10th percentile to $65,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.07 per hour. An estimated 340 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
| Median (annual) | $45,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.07 |
| 10th percentile | $31,210 |
| 90th percentile | $65,210 |
| Employment | 340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.