The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Rapid City, SD is $46,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,480.
Pay spans roughly $31,740 at the 10th percentile to $57,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.42 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rapid City, SD.
| Median (annual) | $46,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.42 |
| 10th percentile | $31,740 |
| 90th percentile | $57,490 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.