The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Rhode Island is $49,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,560.
Pay spans roughly $30,180 at the 10th percentile to $71,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.96 per hour. An estimated 390 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rhode Island.
| Median (annual) | $49,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.96 |
| 10th percentile | $30,180 |
| 90th percentile | $71,570 |
| Employment | 390 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.