Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary

The median pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States is $47,180 a year. About 124,590 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $35,780
25th percentile: $39,420
Median percentile: $47,180
75th percentile: $57,800
90th percentile: $74,450

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

West Virginia $76,080
Kentucky $54,960
Missouri $53,160
Maryland $51,780
Nebraska $50,960
Virginia $50,600
Washington $50,540
Vermont $50,450
Idaho $50,410
New York $49,890
North Dakota $49,190
Texas $49,050
Minnesota $48,980
Iowa $48,910
Kansas $48,450
Massachusetts $48,230
Pennsylvania $48,070
Wisconsin $47,700
Oregon $47,470
North Carolina $47,320
California $46,810
Maine $46,710
Oklahoma $46,470
Ohio $46,420
Louisiana $46,210
Colorado $46,160
Michigan $45,920
South Carolina $45,740
New Hampshire $45,710
Indiana $45,100
South Dakota $44,700
Illinois $44,350
Arkansas $44,080
Alabama $43,800
Tennessee $43,630
Utah $43,550
Arizona $43,090
Connecticut $42,580
New Jersey $41,390
Florida $41,220
Wyoming $40,000
Georgia $38,810
Rhode Island $38,720
Mississippi $36,330

By metro area

Dallas, TX $80,110
Charleston, WV $71,470
Saginaw, MI $65,610
Oshkosh, WI $63,060
Athens, GA $62,600
St. Louis, MO $62,090
Ann Arbor, MI $61,320
Rochester, NY $55,700
Roanoke, VA $55,300
Sioux City, IA $54,980
Fayetteville, AR $54,390
Terre Haute, IN $54,050
Cedar Rapids, IA $53,940
Baltimore, MD $53,860
St. George, UT $52,810
Charlotte, NC $52,530
Greensboro, NC $52,380
Lincoln, NE $52,340
Altoona, PA $52,080
Boise City, ID $52,070
Chambersburg, PA $51,840
Lafayette, LA $51,830
Decatur, AL $51,810
Detroit, MI $51,210
Elmira, NY $51,170
Utica, NY $51,080
Grand Island, NE $50,960
St. Joseph, MO $50,560
Birmingham, AL $50,510
Burlington, VT $50,450
Waterloo, IA $50,400
Reading, PA $50,390
Worcester, MA $50,050
Appleton, WI $49,990
Peoria, IL $49,990
Johnstown, PA $49,920
Wausau, WI $49,890
Richmond, VA $49,780
Kiryas Joel, NY $49,680
Ames, IA $49,670
Cincinnati, OH $49,640
Washington, DC $49,610
Sandusky, OH $49,550
New Orleans, LA $49,360
Seattle, WA $49,280
Minneapolis, MN $49,260
Dubuque, IA $49,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,180
Boston, MA $49,150
Bloomington, IN $49,130
Sheboygan, WI $49,120
Milwaukee, WI $49,080
Cleveland, OH $49,070
York, PA $49,000
Buffalo, NY $48,880
Mobile, AL $48,850
Youngstown, OH $48,850
Lynchburg, VA $48,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $48,770
Lexington, KY $48,740
Binghamton, NY $48,700
Des Moines, IA $48,700
Virginia Beach, VA $48,620
Little Rock, AR $48,520
Raleigh, NC $48,520
Columbia, MO $48,310
Philadelphia, PA $48,180
Madison, WI $48,170
Dothan, AL $48,160
Portland, ME $48,050
Scranton, PA $48,000
Elkhart, IN $47,940
Monroe, MI $47,940
San Francisco, CA $47,910
Allentown, PA $47,900
Jackson, TN $47,840
Baton Rouge, LA $47,780
Fargo, ND $47,760
Kansas City, MO $47,680
Mansfield, OH $47,600
New Haven, CT $47,560
San Diego, CA $47,520
Portland, OR $47,470
Columbus, IN $47,320
Evansville, IN $47,260
Harrisburg, PA $47,260
Monroe, LA $47,210
Manchester, NH $47,070
Williamsport, PA $47,060
Albany, NY $47,000
Davenport, IA $46,970
Syracuse, NY $46,970
Los Angeles, CA $46,810
Battle Creek, MI $46,600
Columbus, OH $46,580
South Bend, IN $46,560
Dayton, OH $46,490
Lancaster, PA $46,470
Rochester, MN $46,450
Sacramento, CA $46,450
Durham, NC $46,360
Spokane, WA $46,230
Nashville, TN $46,070
Jacksonville, FL $46,010
Omaha, NE $45,990
Racine, WI $45,890
Pittsburgh, PA $45,770
Asheville, NC $45,720
Memphis, TN $45,600
Tulsa, OK $45,520
Springfield, MA $45,470
Waco, TX $45,470
Muskegon, MI $45,390
Rockford, IL $45,380
New York, NY $45,350
Burlington, NC $45,310
Greenville, SC $45,160
Chicago, IL $45,030
Hickory, NC $44,920
Erie, PA $44,890