The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME is $62,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $76,410.
Pay spans roughly $42,910 at the 10th percentile to $119,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.97 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $62,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $76,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.97 |
| 10th percentile | $42,910 |
| 90th percentile | $119,370 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.