Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Georgia

$50,940avg. a year
$24.49 an hour · 5,900 employed

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia earn an average of $50,940 a year. That is $1,680 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620. The best-paying metro area is Savannah, GA at $61,210.

$46,450Median pay
$24.49Average hourly
+26%Avg. pay since 2020
#33Of 50 states

Top-paying Georgia metro areas

Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 14.

1530 jobs
Savannah, GA
$61,210
$29.43 an hour
22,350 jobs
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$52,690
$25.33 an hour
3130 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$52,640
$25.31 an hour
4530 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$51,630
$24.82 an hour
560 jobs
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$49,170
$23.64 an hour
6140 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$48,260
$23.20 an hour
7250 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$47,860
$23.01 an hour
8230 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$46,480
$22.35 an hour
9210 jobs
Dalton, GA
$43,840
$21.08 an hour
10100 jobs
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$42,550
$20.46 an hour
1170 jobs
Valdosta, GA
$42,290
$20.33 an hour
12100 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$41,960
$20.18 an hour
1350 jobs
Albany, GA
$41,810
$20.10 an hour
1430 jobs
Rome, GA
$41,810
$20.10 an hour

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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Georgia, charted

Pay over time

Georgia, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Georgia coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Georgia vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$52,620$25.30
Georgia$50,940$24.49
Florida$51,360$24.69
South Carolina$50,320$24.19
Tennessee$49,840$23.96
North Carolina$49,570$23.83
Alabama$45,660$21.95

Questions and answers

How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make in Georgia?

The average is $50,940 a year, and the median is $46,450. That is $1,680 (3%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620.

What is the hourly wage in Georgia?

$24.49 an hour on average; the median is $22.33.

Where in Georgia do they earn the most?

Savannah, GA ($61,210), followed by Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($52,690). The lowest average among 14 metro areas with data is Rome, GA ($41,810).

How does Georgia rank?

Georgia ranks #33 of 50 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-9124. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.