The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $56,260 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,200.
Pay spans roughly $39,200 at the 10th percentile to $83,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.05 per hour. An estimated 770 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
| Median (annual) | $56,260 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.05 |
| 10th percentile | $39,200 |
| 90th percentile | $83,550 |
| Employment | 770 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.