The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina is $46,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,960.
Pay spans roughly $34,600 at the 10th percentile to $66,440 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.58 per hour. An estimated 5,810 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $46,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.58 |
| 10th percentile | $34,600 |
| 90th percentile | $66,440 |
| Employment | 5,810 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.