The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $59,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $69,220.
Pay spans roughly $41,530 at the 10th percentile to $107,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.64 per hour. An estimated 2,950 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $59,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $69,220 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.64 |
| 10th percentile | $41,530 |
| 90th percentile | $107,170 |
| Employment | 2,950 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.