The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Salinas, CA is $50,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,810.
Pay spans roughly $39,350 at the 10th percentile to $78,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.45 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Salinas, CA.
| Median (annual) | $50,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.45 |
| 10th percentile | $39,350 |
| 90th percentile | $78,100 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.