Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary — Lakeland, Florida

The average Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lakeland, Florida earns $45,170 a year.

$45,170 / year, mean
↓ 15.5% below national average 11th percentile in Florida

Lakeland is among the lowest-paying cities in Florida for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
210
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.9%
Cost of living 97 #82 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $298,816 #103 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $63,644 #146 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lakeland ranks #82 for cost of living and #103 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $74,510 Lexington Park $68,760 Kennewick $65,290 Baltimore $65,060 San Jose $65,010 San Francisco $64,060 Olympia $63,770 Bremerton $62,260 New York $61,920 Santa Rosa $61,810 Longview $61,140 Vallejo $61,140 Santa Cruz $61,090 Bellingham $60,980 Mount Vernon $59,580 Redding $59,470 Portland $59,350 Trenton $59,320 San Diego $59,160 Sebastian $58,970 Salinas $58,670 Sacramento $58,550 Los Angeles $57,780 San Luis Obispo $57,350 Charlottesville $57,310 Dallas $57,220 Elizabethtown $56,940 Springfield $56,750 Naples $56,630 Philadelphia $56,490 Hagerstown $56,410 Modesto $56,380 Virginia Beach $56,370 Santa Maria $56,170 Atlantic City $56,160 Stockton $55,960 Glens Falls $55,450 Pensacola $55,320 Chicago $55,230 Battle Creek $55,210 Muskegon $55,100 Bend $54,880 Albany $54,620 Oxnard $54,570 Vineland $54,550 Medford $54,500 Chico $54,450 Salem $54,410 Blacksburg $54,300 Lansing $54,190 Orlando $54,150 Pittsburgh $54,140 Austin $54,100 Palm Bay $53,760 Spokane $53,720 Merced $53,190 Bakersfield $53,080 Bloomington $53,060 Port St. Lucie $53,040 Riverside $53,010 Lafayette $52,990 San Antonio $52,940 Richmond $52,900 Chambersburg $52,880 Harrisburg $52,810 Ann Arbor $52,800 York $52,310 Albany $52,150 Lancaster $52,130 Yuba City $51,980 Miami $51,730 Scranton $51,720 Fresno $51,620 Tallahassee $51,560 Visalia $51,500 Eugene $51,240 Waco $51,190 Johnstown $51,130 Decatur $51,120 Binghamton $51,080 Odessa $51,050 Reading $50,770 Winchester $50,770 Tampa $50,700 Kiryas Joel $50,660 Allentown $50,630 Killeen $50,610 Deltona $50,510 Altoona $50,450 Sarasota $50,450 Jacksonville $50,430 Crestview $50,340 Syracuse $50,330 Fort Myers $50,280 Kankakee $50,150 Louisville $50,090 Paducah $50,030 Harrisonburg $49,980 Owensboro $49,910 Gettysburg $49,690 Kalamazoo $49,610 Detroit $49,600 Erie $49,470 Indianapolis $49,450 Gainesville $49,260 Lebanon $49,250 Midland $49,160 Elkhart $49,080 Houston $48,990 Yakima $48,870 Peoria $48,660 Beaumont $48,590 Bowling Green $48,530 South Bend $48,520 Saginaw $48,510 Fort Wayne $48,490 Wichita Falls $48,460 Buffalo $48,300 Charleston $48,280 Evansville $48,250 Lexington $48,170 Sherman $48,120 Grants Pass $47,940 Roanoke $47,920 Monroe $47,890 Rockford $47,700 Tyler $47,640 Champaign $47,530 Longview $47,450 Elmira $47,360 State College $47,290 Terre Haute $47,290 Muncie $47,250 Panama City $47,130 Rochester $46,710 San Angelo $46,530 College Station $46,400 Jackson $46,280 Abilene $46,200 Williamsport $46,140 Amarillo $46,060 Weirton $46,010 Michigan City $45,970 Lubbock $45,900 Corpus Christi $45,810 Lynchburg $45,500 Staunton $45,470 Utica $45,430 Grand Rapids $45,310 Lakeland $45,170 Traverse City $45,090 Huntington $44,720 Texarkana $44,390 Victoria $44,290 Niles $44,180 Ocala $42,750 El Paso $42,480 Columbus $42,150 Laredo $42,020 Brownsville $40,820 McAllen $40,620 Flint $37,280
CityMean salaryvs. Lakeland
Abilene, Texas$46,200+2.3%
Albany, Oregon$54,620+20.9%
Albany, New York$52,150+15.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$50,630+12.1%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$50,450+11.7%
Amarillo, Texas$46,060+2.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$52,800+16.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$56,160+24.3%
Austin, Texas$54,100+19.8%
Bakersfield, California$53,080+17.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$65,060+44.0%
Battle Creek, Michigan$55,210+22.2%
Beaumont, Texas$48,590+7.6%
Bellingham, Washington$60,980+35.0%
Bend, Oregon$54,880+21.5%
Binghamton, New York$51,080+13.1%
Blacksburg, Virginia$54,300+20.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$53,060+17.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$48,530+7.4%
Bremerton, Washington$62,260+37.8%
Brownsville, Texas$40,820-9.6%
Buffalo, New York$48,300+6.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$50,280+11.3%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$52,880+17.1%
Champaign, Illinois$47,530+5.2%
Charleston, West Virginia$48,280+6.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$57,310+26.9%
Chicago, Illinois$55,230+22.3%
Chico, California$54,450+20.5%
College Station, Texas$46,400+2.7%
Columbus, Indiana$42,150-6.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$45,810+1.4%
Crestview, Florida$50,340+11.4%
Dallas, Texas$57,220+26.7%
Decatur, Illinois$51,120+13.2%
Deltona, Florida$50,510+11.8%
Detroit, Michigan$49,600+9.8%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$56,940+26.1%
Elkhart, Indiana$49,080+8.7%
Elmira, New York$47,360+4.8%
El Paso, Texas$42,480-6.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$49,470+9.5%
Eugene, Oregon$51,240+13.4%
Evansville, Indiana$48,250+6.8%
Flint, Michigan$37,280-17.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$48,490+7.4%
Fresno, California$51,620+14.3%
Gainesville, Florida$49,260+9.1%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$49,690+10.0%
Glens Falls, New York$55,450+22.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$45,310+0.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$47,940+6.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$56,410+24.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$52,810+16.9%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$49,980+10.6%
Houston, Texas$48,990+8.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$44,720-1.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$49,450+9.5%
Jackson, Michigan$46,280+2.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$50,430+11.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$51,130+13.2%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$49,610+9.8%
Kankakee, Illinois$50,150+11.0%
Kennewick, Washington$65,290+44.5%
Killeen, Texas$50,610+12.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$50,660+12.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$52,990+17.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$52,130+15.4%
Lansing, Michigan$54,190+20.0%
Laredo, Texas$42,020-7.0%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$49,250+9.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$48,170+6.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$68,760+52.2%
Longview, Texas$47,450+5.0%
Longview, Washington$61,140+35.4%
Los Angeles, California$57,780+27.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,090+10.9%
Lubbock, Texas$45,900+1.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$45,500+0.7%
McAllen, Texas$40,620-10.1%
Medford, Oregon$54,500+20.7%
Merced, California$53,190+17.8%
Miami, Florida$51,730+14.5%
Michigan City, Indiana$45,970+1.8%
Midland, Texas$49,160+8.8%
Modesto, California$56,380+24.8%
Monroe, Michigan$47,890+6.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$59,580+31.9%
Muncie, Indiana$47,250+4.6%
Muskegon, Michigan$55,100+22.0%
Naples, Florida$56,630+25.4%
New York, New York$61,920+37.1%
Niles, Michigan$44,180-2.2%
Sarasota, Florida$50,450+11.7%
Ocala, Florida$42,750-5.4%
Odessa, Texas$51,050+13.0%
Olympia, Washington$63,770+41.2%
Orlando, Florida$54,150+19.9%
Owensboro, Kentucky$49,910+10.5%
Oxnard, California$54,570+20.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$50,030+10.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$53,760+19.0%
Panama City, Florida$47,130+4.3%
Pensacola, Florida$55,320+22.5%
Peoria, Illinois$48,660+7.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$56,490+25.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$54,140+19.9%
Portland, Oregon$59,350+31.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$53,040+17.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$50,770+12.4%
Redding, California$59,470+31.7%
Richmond, Virginia$52,900+17.1%
Riverside, California$53,010+17.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$47,920+6.1%
Rochester, New York$46,710+3.4%
Rockford, Illinois$47,700+5.6%
Sacramento, California$58,550+29.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$48,510+7.4%
Salem, Oregon$54,410+20.5%
Salinas, California$58,670+29.9%
San Angelo, Texas$46,530+3.0%
San Antonio, Texas$52,940+17.2%
San Diego, California$59,160+31.0%
San Francisco, California$64,060+41.8%
San Jose, California$65,010+43.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$57,350+27.0%
Santa Cruz, California$61,090+35.2%
Santa Maria, California$56,170+24.4%
Santa Rosa, California$61,810+36.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$51,720+14.5%
Seattle, Washington$74,510+65.0%
Sebastian, Florida$58,970+30.6%
Sherman, Texas$48,120+6.5%
South Bend, Indiana$48,520+7.4%
Spokane, Washington$53,720+18.9%
Springfield, Illinois$56,750+25.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$47,290+4.7%
Staunton, Virginia$45,470+0.7%
Stockton, California$55,960+23.9%
Syracuse, New York$50,330+11.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$51,560+14.1%
Tampa, Florida$50,700+12.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$47,290+4.7%
Texarkana, Texas$44,390-1.7%
Traverse City, Michigan$45,090-0.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$59,320+31.3%
Tyler, Texas$47,640+5.5%
Utica, New York$45,430+0.6%
Vallejo, California$61,140+35.4%
Victoria, Texas$44,290-1.9%
Vineland, New Jersey$54,550+20.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$56,370+24.8%
Visalia, California$51,500+14.0%
Waco, Texas$51,190+13.3%
Weirton, West Virginia$46,010+1.9%
Wichita Falls, Texas$48,460+7.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$46,140+2.1%
Winchester, Virginia$50,770+12.4%
Yakima, Washington$48,870+8.2%
York, Pennsylvania$52,310+15.8%
Yuba City, California$51,980+15.1%
Gross salary
45,170/yr
Estimated take-home
38,474/yr
Est. total withheld
14.8%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9124 SOC code
Official area Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 29460 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Winter Haven
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
760,961