The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee is $48,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,510.
Pay spans roughly $36,260 at the 10th percentile to $63,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.45 per hour. An estimated 5,690 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee.
| Median (annual) | $48,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.45 |
| 10th percentile | $36,260 |
| 90th percentile | $63,220 |
| Employment | 5,690 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.