SOC 51-9124 · Springfield, IL metro

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

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield, Illinois is $56,750 a year ($27.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,200: half of the 40 people in this job in the Springfield, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$56,750average per year

$27.29 / hourMedian $57,200Take-home ≈ $45,111

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $74K90th

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

40people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#1 of 8Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,650 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield earn between $46,380 and $61,410.

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $74K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,750$4,729$27.28
Median$57,200$4,767$27.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,380$3,865$22.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,410$5,118$29.52

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

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

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Springfield earn 8% more than the Illinois average ($52,330) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is +19% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Springfield$56,750$57,200$37,590$73,65040
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 Springfield

On the average salary of $56,750, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $45,111 a year, or $3,759 a month and $1,735 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 Springfield a good place for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $56,750 buys what about $61,189 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 3.5 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

Springfield ranks 1st of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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 Springfield: questions

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

$27.29 an hour on average, and $27.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,111 a year ($3,759 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,750.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Springfield, IL (44100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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