Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Elkhart-Goshen is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,450
25th Percentile Wage
$25,120
50th Percentile Wage
$30,590
75th Percentile Wage
$37,970
90th Percentile Wage
$46,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,450.

Median salary trend

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$30,590
-1.37% 12.32%
2017
$31,010
6.68% -
2016
$28,940
-1.80% -
2015
$29,460
1.46% -
2014
$29,030
3.03% -
2013
$28,150
4.72% -
2012
$26,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Elkhart-Goshen with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,590 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Elkhart-Goshen is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$56,760
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$43,730
Indianapolis-Carmel
$34,500
Michigan City-La Porte
$33,110
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$32,750
Gary
$32,230
Elkhart-Goshen
$30,590
Columbus
$30,520
Fort Wayne
$30,250
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$29,670
Terre Haute
$28,850
Lafayette
$28,710

See also: Top paying jobs in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana.