The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $46,520 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,800.
Pay spans roughly $32,220 at the 10th percentile to $51,810 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.36 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
| Median (annual) | $46,520 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.36 |
| 10th percentile | $32,220 |
| 90th percentile | $51,810 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.