Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $50,620 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $74,420 | +47.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $71,670 | +41.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $66,980 | +32.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $66,500 | +31.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $64,950 | +28.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $64,800 | +28.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $64,790 | +28.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $61,940 | +22.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $61,890 | +22.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $61,050 | +20.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $61,000 | +20.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $60,870 | +20.2% | 690 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $60,190 | +18.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $60,180 | +18.9% | 2,600 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $60,110 | +18.7% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $59,740 | +18.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $59,030 | +16.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $58,490 | +15.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $58,240 | +15.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $57,990 | +14.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $57,330 | +13.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $57,020 | +12.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $57,010 | +12.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $56,160 | +10.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $55,850 | +10.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $55,840 | +10.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $54,930 | +8.5% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $54,860 | +8.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $54,850 | +8.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $53,840 | +6.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $53,840 | +6.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $53,660 | +6.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $53,660 | +6.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $52,570 | +3.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $52,440 | +3.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $52,330 | +3.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $52,070 | +2.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $52,000 | +2.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $51,940 | +2.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $51,900 | +2.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Youngstown, OH | metropolitan | $51,890 | +2.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $51,850 | +2.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $51,340 | +1.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $51,290 | +1.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $51,020 | +0.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $50,870 | +0.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $50,760 | +0.3% | 530 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $50,760 | +0.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $50,700 | +0.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $50,560 | −0.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $50,550 | −0.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $50,370 | −0.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $50,180 | −0.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $50,180 | −0.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $50,080 | −1.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $49,980 | −1.3% | 590 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $49,940 | −1.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $49,880 | −1.5% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $49,530 | −2.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $49,490 | −2.2% | 370 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $49,420 | −2.4% | 710 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $49,380 | −2.4% | 690 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $49,340 | −2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $49,210 | −2.8% | 740 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $48,980 | −3.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $48,950 | −3.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $48,920 | −3.4% | 210 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $48,400 | −4.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $48,320 | −4.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $48,180 | −4.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $48,090 | −5.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $48,020 | −5.1% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $47,900 | −5.4% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $47,700 | −5.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $47,690 | −5.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $47,600 | −6.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $47,350 | −6.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $47,330 | −6.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $47,310 | −6.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $47,060 | −7.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $46,680 | −7.8% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $46,330 | −8.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $45,880 | −9.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $45,040 | −11.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $44,820 | −11.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $44,710 | −11.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $43,680 | −13.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $43,490 | −14.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $43,140 | −14.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $42,460 | −16.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $41,640 | −17.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $40,730 | −19.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $40,080 | −20.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $39,720 | −21.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $39,060 | −22.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $38,800 | −23.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $36,770 | −27.4% | 280 | 2025 |