Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $47,180 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $80,110 | +69.8% | 5,440 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $76,080 | +61.3% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $71,470 | +51.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $65,610 | +39.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $63,060 | +33.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Athens, GA | metropolitan | $62,600 | +32.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $62,090 | +31.6% | 4,480 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $61,320 | +30.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $55,700 | +18.1% | 550 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $55,300 | +17.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $54,980 | +16.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $54,960 | +16.5% | 5,510 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $54,390 | +15.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $54,050 | +14.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $53,940 | +14.3% | 530 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $53,860 | +14.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $53,160 | +12.7% | 7,220 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $52,810 | +11.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $52,530 | +11.3% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $52,380 | +11.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $52,340 | +10.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Altoona, PA | metropolitan | $52,080 | +10.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $52,070 | +10.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $51,840 | +9.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, LA | metropolitan | $51,830 | +9.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $51,810 | +9.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $51,780 | +9.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $51,210 | +8.5% | 4,310 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $51,170 | +8.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $51,080 | +8.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Grand Island, NE | metropolitan | $50,960 | +8.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $50,960 | +8.0% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $50,600 | +7.2% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $50,560 | +7.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $50,540 | +7.1% | 830 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $50,510 | +7.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $50,450 | +6.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $50,450 | +6.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $50,410 | +6.8% | 480 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $50,400 | +6.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $50,390 | +6.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $50,050 | +6.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $49,990 | +6.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $49,990 | +6.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Johnstown, PA | metropolitan | $49,920 | +5.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $49,890 | +5.7% | 3,660 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $49,890 | +5.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $49,780 | +5.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $49,680 | +5.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $49,670 | +5.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $49,640 | +5.2% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $49,610 | +5.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $49,550 | +5.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $49,360 | +4.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $49,280 | +4.5% | 490 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $49,260 | +4.4% | 2,080 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $49,190 | +4.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $49,180 | +4.2% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $49,180 | +4.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $49,150 | +4.2% | 650 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $49,130 | +4.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $49,120 | +4.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $49,080 | +4.0% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $49,070 | +4.0% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $49,050 | +4.0% | 10,540 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $49,000 | +3.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $48,980 | +3.8% | 2,540 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $48,910 | +3.7% | 4,460 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $48,880 | +3.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $48,850 | +3.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Youngstown, OH | metropolitan | $48,850 | +3.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $48,810 | +3.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | metropolitan | $48,770 | +3.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $48,740 | +3.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $48,700 | +3.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $48,700 | +3.2% | 500 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $48,620 | +3.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $48,520 | +2.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $48,520 | +2.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $48,450 | +2.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $48,310 | +2.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $48,230 | +2.2% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $48,180 | +2.1% | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $48,170 | +2.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Dothan, AL | metropolitan | $48,160 | +2.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $48,070 | +1.9% | 7,960 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $48,050 | +1.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $48,000 | +1.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| Monroe, MI | metropolitan | $47,940 | +1.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $47,940 | +1.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $47,910 | +1.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $47,900 | +1.5% | 420 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $47,840 | +1.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $47,780 | +1.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $47,760 | +1.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $47,700 | +1.1% | 3,570 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $47,680 | +1.1% | 810 | 2025 |
| Mansfield, OH | metropolitan | $47,600 | +0.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $47,560 | +0.8% | 590 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,520 | +0.7% | 230 | 2025 |