The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $58,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,580.
Pay spans roughly $43,010 at the 10th percentile to $76,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.02 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
| Median (annual) | $58,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.02 |
| 10th percentile | $43,010 |
| 90th percentile | $76,570 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.