SOC 51-9124 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Crestview, Florida is $50,340 a year ($24.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,020: half of the 60 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$50,340average per year

$24.20 / hourMedian $49,020Take-home ≈ $42,628

  • $36K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $63K90th

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

60people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#13 of 18Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,480 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Crestview earn between $40,640 and $57,390.

  • $36K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $63K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,340$4,195$24.20
Median$49,020$4,085$23.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,640$3,387$19.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,390$4,782$27.59

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

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Crestview earn about the same as the Florida average ($51,360) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$50,340$49,020$35,780$63,48060
Florida$51,360$47,860$35,950$71,3306,200
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 Crestview

On the average salary of $50,340, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $42,628 a year, or $3,552 a month and $1,640 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $50,340 buys what about $51,880 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Crestview ranks 13th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Sebastian pays the most ($58,970).

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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 Crestview: questions

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

$24.20 an hour on average, and $23.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,628 a year ($3,552 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,340. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% less 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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