The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage information of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Mississippi 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,980.
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 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,300 | -2.42% | 7.58% |
| 2016 | $35,130 | 3.99% | - |
| 2015 | $33,730 | -6.58% | - |
| 2014 | $35,950 | 3.70% | - |
| 2013 | $34,620 | 8.43% | - |
| 2012 | $31,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,300, Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Mississippi, following the highest paying city Gulfport-Biloxi (median annual salary of $42,770). Compared with Gulfport-Biloxi, the median annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gulfport-Biloxi | |
| Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area |