The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $47,220 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,330.
Pay spans roughly $34,600 at the 10th percentile to $60,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.70 per hour. An estimated 550 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,220 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.70 |
| 10th percentile | $34,600 |
| 90th percentile | $60,220 |
| Employment | 550 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.