SOC 51-9124 · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Prescott Valley, AZ

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Prescott Valley, Arizona is $55,370 a year ($26.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,940: half of the 80 people in this job in the Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$55,370average per year

$26.62 / hourMedian $49,940Take-home ≈ $45,679

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  • $70K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Arizona metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Prescott Valley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,220 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Prescott Valley earn between $43,900 and $69,550.

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  • $44K25th
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  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,370$4,614$26.62
Median$49,940$4,162$24.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,900$3,658$21.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,550$5,796$33.44

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Prescott Valley vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Prescott Valley earn 3% more than the Arizona average ($53,580) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Prescott Valley$55,370$49,940$35,970$81,22080
Arizona$53,580$47,860$34,360$84,5102,440
United States$52,620$48,250$36,260$74,730158,740

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Prescott Valley

On the average salary of $55,370, a single filer in Prescott Valley takes home about $45,679 a year, or $3,807 a month and $1,757 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Prescott Valley a good place for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Prescott Valley area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.3), so the average $55,370 buys what about $56,353 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Prescott Valley ($46,330). A typical home costs $392,900, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Arizona cities

Prescott Valley ranks 2nd of 5 Arizona metro areas for this job; Yuma pays the most ($60,290).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,510).

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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Prescott Valley: questions

How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Prescott Valley?

$26.62 an hour on average, and $24.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Prescott Valley?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,900, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Prescott Valley?

About $45,679 a year ($3,807 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,370.

Do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Prescott Valley than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9124; area Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (39150). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.05, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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