The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $48,210 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,710.
Pay spans roughly $36,640 at the 10th percentile to $68,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.18 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
| Median (annual) | $48,210 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.18 |
| 10th percentile | $36,640 |
| 90th percentile | $68,290 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.