The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is $38,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,480.
Pay spans roughly $37,690 at the 10th percentile to $75,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.68 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $38,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.68 |
| 10th percentile | $37,690 |
| 90th percentile | $75,880 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.