The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota is $48,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,570.
Pay spans roughly $37,870 at the 10th percentile to $62,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.09 per hour. An estimated 1,310 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $48,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.09 |
| 10th percentile | $37,870 |
| 90th percentile | $62,370 |
| Employment | 1,310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.