The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Worcester 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 | $26,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,490.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $39,470 | -0.71% | 2.56% |
| 2017 | $39,750 | 1.26% | - |
| 2016 | $39,250 | 20.56% | - |
| 2015 | $31,180 | -20.21% | - |
| 2014 | $37,480 | 5.10% | - |
| 2013 | $35,570 | -8.12% | - |
| 2012 | $38,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,470 in Worcester is in the middle of salary range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Worcester is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 24.0 percent (24.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |