Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in New York

In New York, the median pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders is $23.08 an hour ($48,000 a year). About 3,270 people work in this job there.

$23.08Median hourly pay

$41,530–$59,500Middle half of workers, yearly

3,270People in this job in New York

That is about the same as the U.S. median ($48,250). New York ranks 27th of 50 states and territories for this job’s median pay.

Pay range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$18.04	$37,510
25% of workers	$19.96	$41,530
Half of workers (median)	$23.08	$48,000
75% of workers	$28.60	$59,500
90% of workers	$37.43	$77,850

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in New York metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
New York-Newark-Jersey City	$58,520	3,250
Glens Falls	$50,920	60
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$49,020	170
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh	$48,210	190
Syracuse	$48,020	160
Rochester	$46,990	390
Buffalo-Cheektowaga	$46,120	370
Elmira	$45,960	60
Binghamton	$45,560	70
Utica-Rome	$43,390	70

New York unemployment rate: 4.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: Up to 1 month (O*NET)
Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +2.5% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 15,300 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in New York

Job	Median yearly pay
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$59,570
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$45,940
Furniture Finishers	$48,340
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,510
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,290
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,990
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,330
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$53,340

Other job titles for this job

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.