The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $21,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,740.
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 | $28,490 | 1.37% | 1.61% |
| 2017 | $28,100 | 0.36% | - |
| 2016 | $28,000 | -1.75% | - |
| 2015 | $28,490 | 4.11% | - |
| 2014 | $27,320 | 0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $27,200 | -3.05% | - |
| 2012 | $28,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,490, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is the lowest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Altoona (median annual salary of $50,740). Compared with the highest paying city Altoona, the median annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 43.9 percent (43.9%) lower.