Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Atlanta
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,770 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Atlanta earn between $42,540 and $59,160.
- $35K10th
- $43K25th
- $47KMedian
- $59K75th
- $72K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $52,690 | $4,391 | $25.33 |
| Median | $46,930 | $3,911 | $22.56 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $42,540 | $3,545 | $20.45 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $59,160 | $4,930 | $28.44 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Atlanta
On the average salary of $52,690, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $42,636 a year, or $3,553 a month and $1,640 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
Is Atlanta a good place for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $52,690 buys what about $52,659 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Georgia cities
Atlanta ranks 2nd of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Savannah pays the most ($61,210).
- Savannah$61,210
- Atlanta$52,690
- Warner Robins$52,640
- Brunswick$49,170
- Macon$48,260
- Augusta$47,860
- Gainesville$46,480
- Dalton$43,840
- Athens$42,550
- Valdosta$42,290
All Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in Georgia
Highest-paying cities for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,510).
- Seattle, WA$74,510
- Bridgeport, CT$71,800
- Portland, ME$69,800
- Lexington Park, MD$68,760
- Norwich, CT$68,630
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by city
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Atlanta: questions
How much do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Atlanta?
$25.33 an hour on average, and $22.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Atlanta?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,540, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Atlanta?
About $42,636 a year ($3,553 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,690.
Do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Atlanta than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($53,454).
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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (12060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
- 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).
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