The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ames is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $42,430 | 4.20% | 0.00% |
| 2014 | $40,650 | 7.55% | - |
| 2013 | $37,580 | -12.91% | - |
| 2012 | $42,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,430, Ames is the highest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Iowa, followed by Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $40,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ames is 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.