SOC 51-9124 · Ogden, UT metro

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ogden, Utah is $48,570 a year ($23.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,910: half of the 440 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,620).

$48,570average per year

$23.35 / hourMedian $47,910Take-home ≈ $39,045

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $61K90th

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

440people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,280 or more. The middle half of coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ogden earn between $38,450 and $54,990.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $61K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,570$4,048$23.35
Median$47,910$3,992$23.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,450$3,204$18.49
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,990$4,582$26.44

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

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

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Ogden earn 4% less than the Utah average ($50,730) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($52,620). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $48,250.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ogden$48,570$47,910$36,450$61,280440
Utah$50,730$47,880$36,610$68,6401,740
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 Ogden

On the average salary of $48,570, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $39,045 a year, or $3,254 a month and $1,502 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $48,570 buys what about $48,401 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Ogden ranks 5th of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; St. George pays the most ($54,730).

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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 Ogden: questions

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

$23.35 an hour on average, and $23.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,450, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,045 a year ($3,254 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,570. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.57, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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