The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Knoxville, TN is $47,010 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,870.
Pay spans roughly $34,860 at the 10th percentile to $63,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.60 per hour. An estimated 380 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $47,010 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.60 |
| 10th percentile | $34,860 |
| 90th percentile | $63,200 |
| Employment | 380 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.