Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Lafayette, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,370
25th Percentile Wage
$24,300
50th Percentile Wage
$28,710
75th Percentile Wage
$36,630
90th Percentile Wage
$43,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,370.

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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$28,710
-0.91% -0.91%
2012
$28,970
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,710, Lafayette is the lowest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Indiana, following city of Lafayette-West Lafayette (median annual salary of $56,760). In comparison, the median annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette is 49.4 percent (49.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Lafayette-West 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