SOC 51-9124 · Tallahassee, FL metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Tallahassee, FL

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tallahassee, Florida is $51,560 a year ($24.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,990: half of the 80 people in this job in the Tallahassee, FL 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).

$51,560average per year

$24.79 / hourMedian $46,990Take-home ≈ $43,608

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $67K90th

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

80people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#8 of 18Florida metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Tallahassee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,800 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tallahassee earn between $40,070 and $66,800.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $67K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,560$4,297$24.79
Median$46,990$3,916$22.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,070$3,339$19.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,800$5,567$32.12

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

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

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tallahassee earn about the same as the Florida average ($51,360) and about the same as the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tallahassee$51,560$46,990$37,510$66,80080
Florida$51,360$47,860$35,950$71,3306,200
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 Tallahassee

On the average salary of $51,560, a single filer in Tallahassee takes home about $43,608 a year, or $3,634 a month and $1,677 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Tallahassee area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $51,560 buys what about $54,898 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Tallahassee ($46,520). A typical home costs $285,256, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Tallahassee ranks 8th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Sebastian pays the most ($58,970).

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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 Tallahassee: questions

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

$24.79 an hour on average, and $22.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,608 a year ($3,634 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,560. Florida has no state income tax.

Do coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee, FL (45220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.43, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.43).

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