The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL is $45,050 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,590.
Pay spans roughly $35,760 at the 10th percentile to $65,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.66 per hour. An estimated 1,420 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $45,050 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.66 |
| 10th percentile | $35,760 |
| 90th percentile | $65,270 |
| Employment | 1,420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.