The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $60,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $67,580.
Pay spans roughly $45,760 at the 10th percentile to $99,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.00 per hour. An estimated 550 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $60,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $67,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.00 |
| 10th percentile | $45,760 |
| 90th percentile | $99,100 |
| Employment | 550 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.