The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $46,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,040.
Pay spans roughly $36,020 at the 10th percentile to $67,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.16 per hour. An estimated 970 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $46,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.16 |
| 10th percentile | $36,020 |
| 90th percentile | $67,920 |
| Employment | 970 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.