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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,140
25th Percentile Wage
$22,520
50th Percentile Wage
$36,110
75th Percentile Wage
$45,290
90th Percentile Wage
$50,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Morristown, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,140.

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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$36,110
3.21% 0.00%
2015
$34,950
5.44% -
2014
$33,050
-9.26% -
2012
$36,110
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,110, Morristown is the second highest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Chattanooga (median annual salary of $40,160). Compared with Chattanooga, the median annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Morristown is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower.

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 Morristown, Tennessee.