Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
The median pay for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States is $50,140 a year. About 25,250 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,690
- 25th percentile
- $44,020
- Median percentile
- $50,140
- 75th percentile
- $61,880
- 90th percentile
- $70,310
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
- Iowa $72,670
- Pennsylvania $66,970
- Vermont $66,240
- Washington $63,560
- Maryland $61,470
- New York $60,890
- Minnesota $60,620
- Connecticut $60,610
- New Hampshire $60,570
- Colorado $57,500
- Illinois $54,180
- Alabama $53,380
- Wisconsin $51,370
- Kentucky $50,400
- Oregon $50,400
- Ohio $50,030
- Louisiana $49,920
- Texas $49,660
- Tennessee $48,540
- North Carolina $48,450
- Oklahoma $48,330
- South Carolina $48,210
- California $48,040
- Massachusetts $47,830
- Arizona $47,820
- Utah $47,540
- Missouri $47,390
- New Jersey $46,980
- Florida $46,810
- Virginia $46,450
- South Dakota $46,040
- Arkansas $45,890
- Nebraska $45,800
- Indiana $45,430
- Georgia $45,050
- Michigan $44,090
- North Dakota $43,480
- Kansas $40,260
- Mississippi $39,320
By metro area
- Decatur, AL $114,470
- Reading, PA $70,310
- Pittsburgh, PA $69,150
- Jackson, TN $63,900
- New Haven, CT $63,210
- Jacksonville, FL $62,620
- Philadelphia, PA $61,090
- Buffalo, NY $59,970
- Detroit, MI $59,660
- Baltimore, MD $59,310
- Knoxville, TN $58,680
- Denver, CO $57,500
- Dallas, TX $57,280
- Seattle, WA $57,130
- Portland, OR $56,110
- Rockford, IL $55,270
- Milwaukee, WI $54,680
- El Paso, TX $52,950
- Birmingham, AL $51,950
- Jackson, MI $51,410
- Youngstown, OH $50,910
- Boston, MA $50,790
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $50,400
- Chicago, IL $49,850
- San Diego, CA $49,690
- Cincinnati, OH $49,560
- Tulsa, OK $48,900
- St. Louis, MO $48,860
- Houston, TX $48,830
- Charlotte, NC $48,740
- Cleveland, OH $48,510
- Nashville, TN $48,490
- Rochester, NY $48,320
- Omaha, NE $48,220
- Phoenix, AZ $48,180
- Los Angeles, CA $48,080
- Providence, RI $47,830
- Atlanta, GA $47,730
- Scranton, PA $47,270
- New York, NY $47,110
- Dayton, OH $46,850
- Elkhart, IN $46,750
- Toledo, OH $46,590
- Sioux Falls, SD $46,150
- South Bend, IN $46,090
- Winston, NC $46,010
- Riverside, CA $45,970
- Hartford, CT $45,760
- Richmond, VA $45,670
- Memphis, TN $45,640
- San Antonio, TX $45,510
- Chattanooga, TN $44,710
- Indianapolis, IN $44,160
- Orlando, FL $43,560
- Tampa, FL $41,750
- Kansas City, MO $40,260
- Lynchburg, VA $39,720
- Charleston, SC $38,840
- Joplin, MO $37,870
- Michigan City, IN $37,130
- Miami, FL $36,960
- Johnson City, TN $31,680