Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in State College, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,000
25th Percentile Wage
$24,830
50th Percentile Wage
$29,010
75th Percentile Wage
$32,960
90th Percentile Wage
$39,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in State College, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,000.

Table 2. Compare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in State College with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,010 in State College is in the middle of salary range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in State College is 42.8 percent (42.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Altoona and 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Altoona
$50,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$41,780
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$41,740
Williamsport
$40,550
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$39,740
Philadelphia
$39,340
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$38,970
York-Hanover
$36,380
Newark-Union
$35,850
Lancaster
$35,550
Lebanon
$35,370
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,330
Reading
$34,560
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$34,220
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,130
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,540
Johnstown
$33,000
Pittsburgh
$32,850
Erie
$32,450
Gettysburg
$32,310
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$29,710
State College
$29,010
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$28,490

See also: Top paying jobs in State College, Pennsylvania.