The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $47,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,550.
Pay spans roughly $38,570 at the 10th percentile to $57,810 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.75 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
| Median (annual) | $47,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.75 |
| 10th percentile | $38,570 |
| 90th percentile | $57,810 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.