The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kentucky is $50,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,480.
Pay spans roughly $35,090 at the 10th percentile to $70,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.38 per hour. An estimated 3,200 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kentucky.
| Median (annual) | $50,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.38 |
| 10th percentile | $35,090 |
| 90th percentile | $70,330 |
| Employment | 3,200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.