SOC 51-9124 · Lima, OH metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Lima, OH

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lima, Ohio is $53,150 a year ($25.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,040: half of the 90 people in this job in the Lima, OH 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).

$53,150average per year

$25.55 / hourMedian $48,040Take-home ≈ $43,069

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $86K90th

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

90people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#2 of 12Ohio metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Lima

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,700 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lima earn between $40,190 and $59,170.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $86K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,150$4,429$25.55
Median$48,040$4,003$23.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,190$3,349$19.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,170$4,931$28.45

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

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

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lima earn 4% more than the Ohio average ($51,180) and about the same as the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lima$53,150$48,040$37,580$85,70090
Ohio$51,180$48,550$36,510$67,0708,320
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 Lima

On the average salary of $53,150, a single filer in Lima takes home about $43,069 a year, or $3,589 a month and $1,657 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). Includes Lima's local income tax (1.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Lima area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.7), so the average $53,150 buys what about $59,274 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lima ($47,170). A typical home costs $192,196, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lima ranks 2nd of 12 Ohio metro areas for this job; Springfield pays the most ($56,980).

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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 Lima: questions

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

$25.55 an hour on average, and $23.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,069 a year ($3,589 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,150. Includes Lima's local income tax (1.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Lima 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 Lima, OH (30620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Includes Lima's local income tax (1.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.77, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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