The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $55,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,500.
Pay spans roughly $40,400 at the 10th percentile to $69,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.46 per hour. An estimated 1,980 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $55,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.46 |
| 10th percentile | $40,400 |
| 90th percentile | $69,370 |
| Employment | 1,980 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.