Compare One Occupation Across States
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Full coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders overview →U.S. mean $52,620 · median $48,250
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #1 | $68,990 | $59,980 | $33 | +31.1% | $43,830–$108,960 |
| Colorado | #2 | $66,000 | $53,590 | $32 | +25.4% | $39,150–$101,670 |
| Alaska | #3 | $64,740 | $69,910 | $31 | +23% | $34,850–$92,340 |
| Maryland | #4 | $63,900 | $55,510 | $31 | +21.4% | $37,210–$104,670 |
| Maine | #5 | $61,350 | $56,200 | $30 | +16.6% | $40,710–$85,520 |
| New Jersey | #6 | $59,640 | $58,240 | $29 | +13.3% | $37,780–$82,850 |
| California | #7 | $58,030 | $52,950 | $28 | +10.3% | $36,790–$82,640 |
| Connecticut | #8 | $57,650 | $52,900 | $28 | +9.6% | $38,460–$79,050 |
| North Dakota | #9 | $56,460 | $51,020 | $27 | +7.3% | $43,630–$75,160 |
| Oregon | #10 | $56,290 | $49,400 | $27 | +7% | $40,280–$75,920 |
| Wyoming | #11 | $56,200 | $50,220 | $27 | +6.8% | $39,230–$77,210 |
| Minnesota | #12 | $55,840 | $52,210 | $27 | +6.1% | $40,750–$70,460 |
| Nebraska | #13 | $54,900 | $49,340 | $26 | +4.3% | $38,980–$66,290 |
| Hawaii | #14 | $54,860 | $51,990 | $26 | +4.3% | $39,520–$69,570 |
| Virginia | #15 | $54,720 | $49,880 | $26 | +4% | $36,160–$71,360 |
| Mississippi | #16 | $54,580 | $53,170 | $26 | +3.7% | $36,190–$73,790 |
| Vermont | #17 | $54,320 | $49,360 | $26 | +3.2% | $42,160–$65,400 |
| Massachusetts | #18 | $54,200 | $51,150 | $26 | +3% | $36,550–$77,010 |
| New York | #19 | $53,670 | $48,000 | $26 | +2% | $37,510–$77,850 |
| Arizona | #20 | $53,580 | $47,860 | $26 | +1.8% | $34,360–$84,510 |
| New Hampshire | #21 | $53,470 | $48,410 | $26 | +1.6% | $40,590–$73,920 |
| Pennsylvania | #22 | $52,400 | $48,340 | $25 | -0.4% | $37,110–$69,920 |
| Illinois | #23 | $52,330 | $48,000 | $25 | -0.6% | $36,930–$75,920 |
| Rhode Island | #24 | $51,680 | $49,850 | $25 | -1.8% | $33,280–$71,750 |
| Missouri | #25 | $51,370 | $47,580 | $25 | -2.4% | $36,500–$76,120 |
| Florida | #26 | $51,360 | $47,860 | $25 | -2.4% | $35,950–$71,330 |
| Iowa | #27 | $51,360 | $49,330 | $25 | -2.4% | $37,150–$64,970 |
| Nevada | #28 | $51,330 | $45,750 | $25 | -2.5% | $36,460–$82,650 |
| Texas | #29 | $51,240 | $46,750 | $25 | -2.6% | $33,790–$78,560 |
| Indiana | #30 | $51,210 | $47,320 | $25 | -2.7% | $35,930–$77,780 |
| Ohio | #31 | $51,180 | $48,550 | $25 | -2.7% | $36,510–$67,070 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | $51,080 | $49,170 | $25 | -2.9% | $39,090–$64,000 |
| Georgia | #33 | $50,940 | $46,450 | $24 | -3.2% | $35,530–$69,970 |
| Utah | #34 | $50,730 | $47,880 | $24 | -3.6% | $36,610–$68,640 |
| Delaware | #35 | $50,430 | $46,120 | $24 | -4.2% | $31,550–$75,780 |
| South Carolina | #36 | $50,320 | $48,220 | $24 | -4.4% | $36,200–$69,640 |
| Louisiana | #37 | $50,140 | $47,950 | $24 | -4.7% | $35,590–$63,330 |
| Tennessee | #38 | $49,840 | $47,210 | $24 | -5.3% | $36,400–$63,360 |
| Kansas | #39 | $49,750 | $47,120 | $24 | -5.5% | $36,370–$76,660 |
| South Dakota | #40 | $49,640 | $47,980 | $24 | -5.7% | $37,750–$68,290 |
| North Carolina | #41 | $49,570 | $46,730 | $24 | -5.8% | $35,610–$67,730 |
| New Mexico | #42 | $49,360 | $45,730 | $24 | -6.2% | $35,560–$64,980 |
| Montana | #43 | $48,980 | $47,380 | $24 | -6.9% | $37,110–$60,890 |
| Michigan | #44 | $48,910 | $44,670 | $24 | -7.1% | $35,630–$67,800 |
| Idaho | #45 | $48,620 | $45,810 | $23 | -7.6% | $36,690–$63,780 |
| Arkansas | #46 | $47,720 | $46,380 | $23 | -9.3% | $34,910–$61,950 |
| Kentucky | #47 | $47,600 | $47,170 | $23 | -9.5% | $32,450–$63,850 |
| Oklahoma | #48 | $47,380 | $45,780 | $23 | -10% | $35,600–$60,990 |
| West Virginia | #49 | $46,220 | $42,950 | $22 | -12.2% | $31,680–$62,840 |
| Alabama | #50 | $45,660 | $44,250 | $22 | -13.2% | $31,200–$60,920 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.