Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Clarksville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Clarksville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Clarksville 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 Clarksville, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,270
25th Percentile Wage
$30,030
50th Percentile Wage
$35,090
75th Percentile Wage
$40,830
90th Percentile Wage
$47,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Clarksville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,270.

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$35,090
-4.62% 4.59%
2017
$36,710
11.60% -
2016
$32,450
-0.28% -
2015
$32,540
-5.84% -
2013
$34,440
2.79% -
2012
$33,480
- -

Table 2. Compare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Clarksville with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,090 in Clarksville is in the middle of salary range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Clarksville is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chattanooga and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jackson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chattanooga
$40,160
Morristown
$36,110
Johnson City
$35,230
Clarksville
$35,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$34,730
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$34,690
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$33,770
Knoxville
$32,320
Cleveland
$31,000
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$30,310
Memphis
$29,660
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$29,100
Jackson
$23,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Clarksville, Tennessee.