The median annual wage for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Wausau, WI is $47,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,550.
Pay spans roughly $38,280 at the 10th percentile to $62,580 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.79 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wausau, WI.
| Median (annual) | $47,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.79 |
| 10th percentile | $38,280 |
| 90th percentile | $62,580 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.