Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,590
25th Percentile Wage
$28,000
50th Percentile Wage
$33,720
75th Percentile Wage
$43,410
90th Percentile Wage
$53,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,590.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$33,720
-3.77% 1.78%
2016
$34,990
11.52% -
2015
$30,960
-10.59% -
2014
$34,240
-0.15% -
2013
$34,290
3.41% -
2012
$33,120
- -

Table 2. Compare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,720 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is in the middle of salary range for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 43.7 percent (43.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charleston.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$36,420
Steubenville-Weirton
$34,040
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$33,720
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$33,050
Weirton-Steubenville
$31,800
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$30,810
Winchester
$30,660
Morgantown
$30,630
Huntington-Ashland
$26,350
Charleston
$18,980