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

$49,840avg. a year
$23.96 an hour · 3,880 employed

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee earn an average of $49,840 a year. That is $2,780 (5%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620. The best-paying metro area is Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA at $53,400.

$47,210Median pay
$23.96Average hourly
+26%Avg. pay since 2020
#38Of 50 states

Top-paying Tennessee metro areas

Average pay for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders by metro area. Swipe to see all 10.

1250 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$53,400
$25.68 an hour
2350 jobs
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
$53,000
$25.48 an hour
31,010 jobs
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
$52,340
$25.17 an hour
4530 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$51,630
$24.82 an hour
5110 jobs
Morristown, TN
$51,200
$24.61 an hour
6110 jobs
Jackson, TN
$50,260
$24.16 an hour
7110 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$49,520
$23.81 an hour
8490 jobs
Knoxville, TN
$48,880
$23.50 an hour
950 jobs
Cleveland, TN
$47,240
$22.71 an hour
1070 jobs
Johnson City, TN
$46,860
$22.53 an hour

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

Pay over time

Tennessee, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

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

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Tennessee vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$52,620$25.30
Tennessee$49,840$23.96
Virginia$54,720$26.31
Mississippi$54,580$26.24
Missouri$51,370$24.70
Georgia$50,940$24.49
North Carolina$49,570$23.83

Questions and answers

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

The average is $49,840 a year, and the median is $47,210. That is $2,780 (5%) less than the U.S. average of $52,620.

What is the hourly wage in Tennessee?

$23.96 an hour on average; the median is $22.70.

Where in Tennessee do they earn the most?

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ($53,400), followed by Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($53,000). The lowest average among 10 metro areas with data is Johnson City, TN ($46,860).

How does Tennessee rank?

Tennessee ranks #38 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.