The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $47,610 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,880.
Pay spans roughly $31,740 at the 10th percentile to $87,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.89 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,610 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.89 |
| 10th percentile | $31,740 |
| 90th percentile | $87,180 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.