Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 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 New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,940
25th Percentile Wage
$28,930
50th Percentile Wage
$34,270
75th Percentile Wage
$40,330
90th Percentile Wage
$46,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,940.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$34,270
-4.00% -8.52%
2013
$35,640
-4.35% -
2012
$37,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,270 in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Alexandria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lafayette
$42,820
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$41,170
Shreveport-Bossier City
$37,710
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$35,050
Baton Rouge
$34,430
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$34,270
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$33,970
Monroe
$33,730
Alexandria
$26,580