The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $58,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,400.
Pay spans roughly $38,580 at the 10th percentile to $80,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.33 per hour. An estimated 3,170 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $58,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.33 |
| 10th percentile | $38,580 |
| 90th percentile | $80,190 |
| Employment | 3,170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.