The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $46,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,520.
Pay spans roughly $33,990 at the 10th percentile to $63,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.32 per hour. An estimated 3,800 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
| Median (annual) | $46,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.32 |
| 10th percentile | $33,990 |
| 90th percentile | $63,260 |
| Employment | 3,800 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.