The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lake Charles, LA is $47,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,970.
Pay spans roughly $36,210 at the 10th percentile to $58,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.98 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lake Charles, LA.
| Median (annual) | $47,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.98 |
| 10th percentile | $36,210 |
| 90th percentile | $58,920 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.