The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $45,670 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,660.
Pay spans roughly $32,250 at the 10th percentile to $64,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.96 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,670 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.96 |
| 10th percentile | $32,250 |
| 90th percentile | $64,510 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.