The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Merced, CA is $47,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,600.
Pay spans roughly $37,030 at the 10th percentile to $65,940 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.99 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Merced, CA.
| Median (annual) | $47,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,600 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.99 |
| 10th percentile | $37,030 |
| 90th percentile | $65,940 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.