The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is $43,140 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,430.
Pay spans roughly $30,660 at the 10th percentile to $99,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.74 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
| Median (annual) | $43,140 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.74 |
| 10th percentile | $30,660 |
| 90th percentile | $99,480 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.