The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $40,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,690.
Pay spans roughly $33,690 at the 10th percentile to $78,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.50 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.
| Median (annual) | $40,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.50 |
| 10th percentile | $33,690 |
| 90th percentile | $78,620 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.