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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Alabama
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama earn a median $44,250 a year, 8% below the U.S. median.
- Median in AL
- $44,250 a year
- U.S. median
- $48,250 a year
- Employment
- 5,250
- Location quotient
- 2.43
- Share of jobs vs. U.S. (1.00 = same)
Pay range in Alabama
- Median (50%)
- $44,250 · $21.27 an hour
- Mean (average)
- $45,660 · $21.95 an hour (estimate error ±1.2%)
- 10th percentile
- $31,200 · $15.00 an hour
- 25th percentile
- $37,210 · $17.89 an hour
- 75th percentile
- $53,330 · $25.64 an hour
- 90th percentile
- $60,920 · $29.29 an hour
- Employment
- 5,250 (estimate error ±5.8%)
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.48
- Location quotient
- 2.43 (1.00 = national share)
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay by metro area in Alabama
Includes metro areas that cross into this state and nonmetropolitan areas
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| Area | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $50,410 | 210 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $49,830 | 110 |
| Mobile, AL | $47,580 | 450 |
| Montgomery, AL | $46,130 | 310 |
| Birmingham, AL | $45,990 | 790 |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | 180 |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,350 | 400 |
| Decatur, AL | $45,210 | 190 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $44,460 | 120 |
| Huntsville, AL | $44,210 | 720 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $42,950 | 270 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $40,590 | 810 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,740 | 190 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $39,520 | 100 |
| Dothan, AL | $39,030 | 130 |
| Gadsden, AL | $37,360 | 140 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,870 | 100 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make in Alabama?
- The median wage for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Alabama is $44,250 a year (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). There are about 5,250 jobs in the state.
- Where in Alabama do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most?
- Anniston-Oxford, AL has the highest median wage in the state for this occupation at $50,410 a year.