The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $21,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,430.
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 | $28,270 | -4.07% | 2.48% |
| 2017 | $29,420 | -29.64% | - |
| 2016 | $38,140 | -9.15% | - |
| 2015 | $41,630 | 8.96% | - |
| 2014 | $37,900 | 10.24% | - |
| 2013 | $34,020 | 18.96% | - |
| 2012 | $27,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,270, Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is the lowest paying city for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Virginia, following city of Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (median annual salary of $42,510). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is about 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Danville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |