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Average Salary for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

SOC 51-4081 · Production Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the United States is $46,060 ($22.14/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $34,130 at the 10th percentile to $72,850 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 129,850 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 26.8% since 2019.

Median Annual

$46,060

Mean Annual

$48,590

10th Pct

$34,130

75th Pct

$56,220

Employment

129,850

Salary Distribution

$34k
10th
$38k
25th
$46k
Median
$56k
75th
$73k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,520
St. Louis, MO-IL $76,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $68,850
Sandusky, OH $64,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,870
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $59,980
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $58,970
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $58,520
Burlington, NC $58,250
Kansas City, MO-KS $56,750
Rochester, NY $53,920
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $53,760
Decatur, AL $53,420
Roanoke, VA $53,020
Lincoln, NE $52,870

Salary by State

State Median Annual
West Virginia $73,690
North Dakota $62,400
Missouri $58,210
Maryland $57,800
Washington $57,080
South Dakota $50,870
Colorado $50,800
New York $49,600
Idaho $49,590
Kentucky $49,570
Texas $48,940
Iowa $48,610
Virginia $48,260
Illinois $48,210
Minnesota $47,640
Pennsylvania $47,530
Vermont $47,360
Nebraska $47,250
Wisconsin $46,680
Louisiana $46,490
North Carolina $46,490
Oregon $46,020
Tennessee $45,870
California $45,610
South Carolina $45,500
Kansas $44,850
Massachusetts $44,740
Arkansas $44,710
Oklahoma $44,570
Maine $44,080
Indiana $43,810
Ohio $43,600
New Hampshire $43,010
Michigan $42,350
Utah $40,180
Wyoming $39,950
Connecticut $39,890
Florida $39,670
Arizona $39,580
Nevada $39,040
Rhode Island $38,280
Georgia $37,770
New Jersey $37,490
Alabama $35,880
New Mexico $35,220
Mississippi $33,700
Puerto Rico $22,640

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $46,060
2023 $41,600
2022 $39,210
2021 $37,630
2020 $37,510
2019 $36,330