SOC 51-9124 · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Daphne, AL

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Daphne, Alabama is $49,520 a year ($23.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,460: half of the 120 people in this job in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$49,520average per year

$23.81 / hourMedian $44,460Take-home ≈ $39,921

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $76K90th

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

120people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#1 of 12Alabama metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Daphne

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,340 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Daphne earn between $37,010 and $57,000.

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,520$4,127$23.81
Median$44,460$3,705$21.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,010$3,084$17.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,000$4,750$27.40

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

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

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Daphne earn 8% more than the Alabama average ($45,660) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Daphne$49,520$44,460$32,030$76,340120
Alabama$45,660$44,250$31,200$60,9205,250
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 Daphne

On the average salary of $49,520, a single filer in Daphne takes home about $39,921 a year, or $3,327 a month and $1,535 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

Prices in the Daphne area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $49,520 buys what about $52,297 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Daphne ($38,520). A typical home costs $373,114, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Daphne ranks 1st of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Daphne: questions

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

$23.81 an hour on average, and $21.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,921 a year ($3,327 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,520. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

The average here is 6% less 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL (19300). 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.32, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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