The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Dubuque, IA is $47,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,360.
Pay spans roughly $35,820 at the 10th percentile to $53,940 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.69 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dubuque, IA.
| Median (annual) | $47,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,360 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.69 |
| 10th percentile | $35,820 |
| 90th percentile | $53,940 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.