SOC 51-9124 · Bloomington, IL metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Bloomington, IL

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bloomington, Illinois is $53,060 a year ($25.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,150: half of the 40 people in this job in the Bloomington, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$53,060average per year

$25.51 / hourMedian $47,150Take-home ≈ $42,328

  • $38K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $71K90th

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

40people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 8Illinois metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Bloomington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,760 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bloomington earn between $43,280 and $59,600.

  • $38K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,060$4,422$25.51
Median$47,150$3,929$22.67
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,280$3,607$20.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,600$4,967$28.65

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

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

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bloomington earn about the same as the Illinois average ($52,330) and about the same as 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
Bloomington$53,060$47,150$38,300$70,76040
Illinois$52,330$48,000$36,930$75,9206,390
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 Bloomington

On the average salary of $53,060, a single filer in Bloomington takes home about $42,328 a year, or $3,527 a month and $1,628 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Bloomington area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $53,060 buys what about $56,726 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bloomington ($53,140). A typical home costs $260,134, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Bloomington ranks 3rd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Springfield pays the most ($56,750).

All Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries in Illinois

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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 Bloomington: questions

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

$25.51 an hour on average, and $22.67 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,328 a year ($3,527 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,060.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Bloomington, IL (14010). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).

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