Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salary by location
National median: $45,950 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $83,870 | +82.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $78,000 | +69.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $74,050 | +61.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $65,760 | +43.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $65,760 | +43.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $65,040 | +41.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $62,520 | +36.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $61,320 | +33.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $60,740 | +32.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $60,430 | +31.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $57,140 | +24.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $56,740 | +23.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $54,940 | +19.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $54,890 | +19.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $54,890 | +19.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $54,360 | +18.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $54,020 | +17.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $53,930 | +17.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $53,090 | +15.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $53,080 | +15.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $52,880 | +15.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $52,430 | +14.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $52,180 | +13.6% | — | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,990 | +13.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $51,690 | +12.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $51,690 | +12.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $51,500 | +12.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $51,030 | +11.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $50,650 | +10.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $50,280 | +9.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $50,070 | +9.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $50,050 | +8.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $50,000 | +8.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $49,720 | +8.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $49,630 | +8.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $49,570 | +7.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $49,570 | +7.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,510 | +7.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $49,210 | +7.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $49,120 | +6.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $48,920 | +6.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $48,920 | +6.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $48,210 | +4.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $47,860 | +4.2% | 910 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,830 | +4.1% | 790 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $47,780 | +4.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $47,540 | +3.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $47,380 | +3.1% | 1,970 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $47,300 | +2.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $47,160 | +2.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $47,060 | +2.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $47,050 | +2.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $47,050 | +2.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $46,930 | +2.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $46,730 | +1.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $46,570 | +1.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $46,470 | +1.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $46,450 | +1.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $46,440 | +1.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $46,440 | +1.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $46,030 | +0.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $45,830 | −0.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $45,680 | −0.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $45,630 | −0.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $45,560 | −0.8% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $45,350 | −1.3% | 800 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $45,270 | −1.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $45,190 | −1.7% | 470 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $45,180 | −1.7% | 790 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $45,180 | −1.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $45,100 | −1.8% | 470 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $44,720 | −2.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $44,490 | −3.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $44,440 | −3.3% | 980 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $43,570 | −5.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $43,370 | −5.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $42,950 | −6.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $42,700 | −7.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $42,450 | −7.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $42,170 | −8.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $42,130 | −8.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $42,030 | −8.5% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $41,600 | −9.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $40,910 | −11.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $40,650 | −11.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $40,570 | −11.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $40,440 | −12.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $40,260 | −12.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $40,110 | −12.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $39,450 | −14.1% | — | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $39,430 | −14.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $39,330 | −14.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $38,740 | −15.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $38,720 | −15.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $38,270 | −16.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $38,270 | −16.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $38,240 | −16.8% | — | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $37,330 | −18.8% | 40 | 2025 |