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

$54,580avg. a year
$26.24 an hour · 2,010 employed

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Mississippi earn an average of $54,580 a year. That is $1,960 (4%) more than the U.S. average of $52,620. The best-paying metro area is Gulfport-Biloxi, MS at $59,110.

$53,170Median pay
$26.24Average hourly
+21%Avg. pay since 2020
#16Of 50 states

Top-paying Mississippi metro areas

Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 4.

1700 jobs
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
$59,110
$28.42 an hour
2190 jobs
Jackson, MS
$54,330
$26.12 an hour
3350 jobs
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$53,000
$25.48 an hour
430 jobs
Hattiesburg, MS
$48,850
$23.48 an hour

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

Pay over time

Mississippi, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

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

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Mississippi vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$52,620$25.30
Mississippi$54,580$26.24
Louisiana$50,140$24.11
Tennessee$49,840$23.96
Arkansas$47,720$22.94
Alabama$45,660$21.95

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Questions and answers

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

The average is $54,580 a year, and the median is $53,170. That is $1,960 (4%) more than the U.S. average of $52,620.

What is the hourly wage in Mississippi?

$26.24 an hour on average; the median is $25.56.

Where in Mississippi do they earn the most?

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ($59,110), followed by Jackson, MS ($54,330). The lowest average among 4 metro areas with data is Hattiesburg, MS ($48,850).

How does Mississippi rank?

Mississippi ranks #16 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.