Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 147 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Greeley, CO $71,150 —
Denver, CO $64,790 60
Pittsburgh, PA $64,410 330
Minneapolis, MN-WI $62,920 130
Maine $62,120 100
Bridgeport, CT $62,080 90

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $47,060 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $41,530 40
      Arkansas $38,160 220
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $56,200 200
      Arizona $52,620 260
      Tucson, AZ $48,890 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $59,450 250
      San Francisco, CA $50,800 190
      San Diego, CA $48,150 180
      California $47,660 2,330
      Los Angeles, CA $46,570 1,100
      Riverside, CA $46,420 260
      Sacramento, CA $45,570 40
      Oxnard, CA $42,200 100
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greeley, CO $71,150 —
      Denver, CO $64,790 60
      Colorado $59,850 100
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $62,080 90
      Hartford, CT $59,980 250
      New Haven, CT $56,160 30
      Connecticut $47,860 800
      Connecticut $46,820 —
      Waterbury, CT $35,620 290
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $51,420 100
      Tampa, FL $50,600 50
      Florida $46,490 360
      Orlando, FL $44,130 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $45,520 70
      Georgia $45,510 110
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $48,780 220
      Davenport, IA-IL $42,460 30
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $56,640 280
      Illinois $55,620 1,430
      Chicago, IL-IN $50,090 600
      Northwest Illinois $47,050 30
      Rockford, IL $46,190 170
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Indiana $60,090 380
      Indianapolis, IN $52,890 160
      Indiana $52,190 1,250
      Elkhart, IN $51,290 80
      South Bend, IN-MI $49,580 70
      Fort Wayne, IN $48,600 120
      Terre Haute, IN $47,600 30
      Columbus, IN $45,610 100
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $46,490 50
      Kansas $44,310 220
      Kansas $40,410 110
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $43,090 50
      Kentucky $43,090 200
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,700 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $51,990 40
      Louisiana $48,920 100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $59,440 330
      Massachusetts $59,430 420
      Worcester, MA $56,660 60
      Springfield, MA $50,160 40
      Massachusetts $49,460 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $55,680 60
      Baltimore, MD $54,650 60
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $62,120 100
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $60,360 100
      Detroit, MI $49,410 870
      Mid Michigan $47,770 50
      Michigan $46,470 1,750
      Grand Rapids, MI $44,160 170
      Southern Michigan $43,620 60
      Niles, MI $42,400 40
      Battle Creek, MI $41,910 40
      Jackson, MI $39,730 70
      Muskegon, MI $38,690 60
      Flint, MI $37,340 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $62,920 130
      Minnesota $57,820 150
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $54,080 170
      Missouri $47,560 230
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $31,480 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western North Carolina $54,180 40
      North Carolina $50,580 460
      Charlotte, NC-SC $47,680 160
      Hickory, NC $45,430 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $58,060 30
      Lincoln, NE $58,050 50
      Nebraska $57,640 150
      South Nebraska $47,740 30
      Northeast Nebraska $46,070 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $50,010 140
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $55,810 230
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $43,260 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $51,870 440
      Southwest New York $50,770 70
      Buffalo, NY $50,490 120
      Rochester, NY $50,040 190
      New York $49,650 790
      Central East New York $46,570 40
      Syracuse, NY $43,370 60
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mansfield, OH $55,320 60
      Toledo, OH $51,290 30
      Youngstown, OH $50,260 60
      Cleveland, OH $48,670 520
      West Northwestern Ohio $48,240 130
      Canton, OH $47,890 40
      Ohio $47,890 1,500
      Akron, OH $47,880 70
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,830 210
      Dayton, OH $45,230 140
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,210 80
      Eastern Ohio $43,850 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $48,890 100
      Oklahoma $39,110 200
      Oklahoma City, OK $36,590 60
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsburgh, PA $64,410 330
      Pennsylvania $58,910 760
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,790 120
      Lancaster, PA $51,580 30
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $49,270 110
      Allentown, PA-NJ $48,690 60
      Erie, PA $43,140 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $40,230 50
      Rhode Island $40,230 40
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $61,940 90
      Columbia, SC $45,040 70
      South Carolina $44,980 180
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $51,080 90
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $47,040 70
      Knoxville, TN $46,400 580
      Tennessee $46,400 1,060
      East Tennessee $39,500 70
      North Central Tennessee $34,960 60
      South Central Tennessee $34,580 50
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,480 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beaumont, TX $51,050 30
      Houston, TX $49,920 780
      Texas $47,450 2,100
      Dallas, TX $46,890 170
      North Region of Texas $42,320 150
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $57,500 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $51,980 80
      Richmond, VA $38,600 —
      Virginia $37,940 220
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $50,840 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington $57,840 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $55,250 110
      South Central Wisconsin $53,510 50
      Northeastern Wisconsin $52,890 80
      Wisconsin $51,540 410
      Janesville, WI $41,070 30
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $51,980 60