Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$50,620
10th percentile
$36,670
90th percentile
$69,700
Employment
16,710
- CAMedian $60,180 · Employment 2,600
- TXMedian $48,020 · Employment 2,150
- MIMedian $46,680 · Employment 1,540
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $60,110 · Employment 1,280
- ILMedian $54,930 · Employment 1,260
- OHMedian $49,880 · Employment 1,180
- Houston, TXMedian $47,900 · Employment 1,020
- Detroit, MIMedian $49,210 · Employment 740
- INMedian $49,420 · Employment 710
- TNMedian $40,730 · Employment 700
- MAMedian $60,870 · Employment 690
- CTMedian $49,380 · Employment 690
- Chicago, ILMedian $49,980 · Employment 590
- PAMedian $57,020 · Employment 580
- NYMedian $50,760 · Employment 530
- Boston, MAMedian $61,890 · Employment 510
- SCMedian $49,490 · Employment 370
- San Jose, CAMedian $74,420 · Employment 360
- Cleveland, OHMedian $51,340 · Employment 350
- WIMedian $51,020 · Employment 340
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.