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

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 343 metro areas

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

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Dallas, TX	$77,520	5,530
St. Louis, MO-IL	$76,950	—
West Virginia	$73,690	—
Charleston, WV	$71,470	90
Lansing, MI	$68,850	650
Southern South Carolina	$66,770	60

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AL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Decatur, AL	$53,420	120
Birmingham, AL	$49,560	300
Tuscaloosa, AL	$49,200	50
Mobile, AL	$48,850	90
Dothan, AL	$48,160	70
Alabama	$35,880	1,470
Northeast Alabama	$35,880	430
Auburn, AL	$34,980	70
Anniston, AL	$34,850	40
Montgomery, AL	$34,280	90
Southeast Alabama	$30,580	80

AR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Fayetteville, AR	$52,680	250
Little Rock, AR	$47,440	500
Arkansas	$44,710	2,210
Jonesboro, AR	$43,670	60
West Arkansas	$41,020	240
South Arkansas	$40,010	180
East Arkansas	$39,120	440
North Arkansas	$39,060	150

AZ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Phoenix, AZ	$40,230	1,090
Arizona	$39,580	1,430
Tucson, AZ	$35,040	130

CA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Francisco, CA	$50,030	280
Sacramento, CA	$46,110	130
Santa Rosa, CA	$45,820	—
California	$45,610	3,150
Los Angeles, CA	$45,570	1,470
Oxnard, CA	$44,180	90
Riverside, CA	$44,140	380
San Diego, CA	$43,170	310
Fresno, CA	$40,920	40
Stockton, CA	$40,730	80

CO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Colorado	$50,800	290
Denver, CO	$50,800	150
Pueblo, CO	$43,500	—

CT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Connecticut	$49,120	290
New Haven, CT	$46,060	660
Bridgeport, CT	$41,630	270
Connecticut	$39,890	2,370
Waterbury, CT	$38,500	340
Hartford, CT	$38,350	620

DC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$48,090	290

FL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lakeland, FL	$45,510	150
Jacksonville, FL	$44,090	330
Deltona, FL	$40,630	60
Tampa, FL	$40,510	1,060
Miami, FL	$39,910	590
North Port, FL	$39,900	170
Florida	$39,670	4,450
Palm Bay, FL	$39,640	640
Orlando, FL	$38,880	260
North Florida	$38,730	80
Ocala, FL	$38,200	230

GA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Athens, GA	$47,520	170
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,970	160
South Georgia	$40,570	160
Atlanta, GA	$40,290	1,160
North Georgia	$40,170	200
Savannah, GA	$39,850	100
Georgia	$37,770	3,390
Macon, GA	$37,440	30
Gainesville, GA	$35,760	250
Middle Georgia	$35,460	110
East Georgia	$34,750	100
Rome, GA	$34,300	—
Augusta, GA-SC	$28,080	310

IA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Davenport, IA-IL	$58,520	280
Cedar Rapids, IA	$51,270	670
Des Moines, IA	$50,000	500
Northeast Iowa	$49,400	330
Waterloo, IA	$48,760	—
Iowa	$48,610	4,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,470	120
Ames, IA	$48,150	200
Southwest Iowa	$47,490	130
Dubuque, IA	$47,070	340
Southeast Iowa	$46,440	880
Northwest Iowa	$45,680	540

ID

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Southeast-Central Idaho	$57,050	40
Idaho	$49,590	370
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$46,380	50
Boise City, ID	$39,900	130

IL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
West Central Illinois	$54,190	150
Peoria, IL	$49,400	370
Illinois	$48,210	5,180
Rockford, IL	$47,120	160
Chicago, IL-IN	$46,610	3,560
Northwest Illinois	$44,530	140
Champaign, IL	$43,880	30
South Illinois	$43,190	30
East Central Illinois	$39,790	50

IN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Bloomington, IN	$49,130	60
Terre Haute, IN	$49,130	190
Elkhart, IN	$47,170	160
Evansville, IN	$46,600	90
Northern Indiana	$46,270	1,620
Southern Indiana	$46,090	390
Central Indiana	$45,950	480
South Bend, IN-MI	$43,860	190
Indiana	$43,810	5,520
Columbus, IN	$42,650	250
Fort Wayne, IN	$40,510	340
Lafayette, IN	$39,030	90
Indianapolis, IN	$38,820	1,080
Muncie, IN	$37,020	50

KS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kansas	$44,850	480
Wichita, KS	$36,430	180

KY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lexington, KY	$49,820	480
Kentucky	$49,570	5,950
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,680	1,150
West Kentucky	$46,020	250
South Central Kentucky	$45,840	650
Central Kentucky	$45,720	890

LA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lafayette, LA	$51,830	190
New Orleans, LA	$49,720	50
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,530	210
Louisiana	$46,490	730
Monroe, LA	$46,270	30
Shreveport, LA	$37,490	90

MA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Boston, MA-NH	$47,360	710
Worcester, MA	$47,360	290
Massachusetts	$44,740	1,580
Springfield, MA	$44,050	330

MD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Baltimore, MD	$59,980	150
Maryland	$57,800	770
Hagerstown, MD-WV	$48,270	120

ME

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Portland, ME	$46,580	150
Southwest Maine	$44,850	110
Maine	$44,080	430
Lewiston, ME	$41,230	80

MI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lansing, MI	$68,850	650
Mid Michigan	$48,600	160
Monroe, MI	$47,940	130
Niles, MI	$46,870	90
Detroit, MI	$46,460	3,840
Grand Rapids, MI	$45,190	1,190
Upper Peninsula of Michigan	$45,160	60
Ann Arbor, MI	$43,740	140
Michigan	$42,350	8,820
Flint, MI	$40,040	200
Muskegon, MI	$39,180	250
Southern Michigan	$39,000	300
Saginaw, MI	$38,500	60
Battle Creek, MI	$38,230	100
Northern Michigan	$34,790	260
Kalamazoo, MI	$34,720	280
Jackson, MI	$34,140	120

MN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Southeast Minnesota	$48,690	120
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$47,670	1,940
Minnesota	$47,640	2,190
Rochester, MN	$46,450	30
Southwest Minnesota	$46,170	190
Northwest Minnesota	$43,570	70

MO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
St. Louis, MO-IL	$76,950	—
Missouri	$58,210	5,400
Kansas City, MO-KS	$56,750	710
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,560	120
Jefferson City, MO	$49,350	50
Columbia, MO	$47,030	40
Springfield, MO	$45,240	160
Southwest Missouri	$45,130	60
Central Missouri	$44,820	230
North Missouri	$44,320	310
Joplin, MO-KS	$43,920	120
Southeast Missouri	$40,150	240

MS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Gulfport, MS	$42,570	40
Lower East Mississippi	$36,650	50
Upper East Mississippi	$35,550	380
Hattiesburg, MS	$34,790	30
West Delta Mississippi	$34,010	80
Mississippi	$33,700	850
Jackson, MS	$31,500	130

NC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Burlington, NC	$58,250	40
Greensboro, NC	$50,690	390
Charlotte, NC-SC	$50,620	1,450
Central North Carolina	$49,430	210
Durham, NC	$47,170	80
Wilmington, NC	$46,890	40
Hickory, NC	$46,510	160
North Carolina	$46,490	3,200
Raleigh, NC	$44,170	170
Winston, NC	$43,740	130
Asheville, NC	$43,200	100
Rocky Mount, NC	$39,010	90
Greenville, NC	$38,050	30
Eastern North Carolina	$38,040	300
Western North Carolina	$37,720	220

ND

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$63,870	—
West North Dakota	$62,530	50
North Dakota	$62,400	700
Fargo, ND-MN	$51,110	90

NE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lincoln, NE	$52,870	470
Grand Island, NE	$51,820	60
South Nebraska	$49,360	240
Nebraska	$47,250	1,380
Northeast Nebraska	$40,470	220
Omaha, NE-IA	$39,440	350

NH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Central New Hampshire	$48,450	70
New Hampshire	$43,010	670
Manchester, NH	$41,570	210

NJ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Trenton, NJ	$37,700	150
New Jersey	$37,490	3,390

NM

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Mexico	$35,220	130

NV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Reno, NV	$47,590	50
Nevada	$39,040	400

NY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Central East New York	$64,850	500
Capital/Northern New York	$59,460	150
Rochester, NY	$53,920	670
Southwest New York	$52,260	190
Elmira, NY	$49,600	270
New York	$49,600	4,150
Utica, NY	$49,380	240
Kiryas Joel, NY	$49,110	100
Syracuse, NY	$48,980	360
Binghamton, NY	$48,800	100
Buffalo, NY	$48,090	620
Glens Falls, NY	$46,970	90
Albany, NY	$46,960	120
New York, NY-NJ	$38,010	3,150

OH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Sandusky, OH	$64,240	160
Dayton, OH	$48,530	540
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,690	2,290
Cleveland, OH	$47,320	2,700
West Northwestern Ohio	$45,680	1,690
Columbus, OH	$44,680	1,080
Eastern Ohio	$44,580	810
Youngstown, OH	$44,100	270
Ohio	$43,600	13,670
Mansfield, OH	$42,820	100
Canton, OH	$42,110	300
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$39,970	980
Akron, OH	$39,740	680
Toledo, OH	$38,530	1,630
Southern Ohio	$36,850	230

OK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northwest Oklahoma	$46,330	—
Tulsa, OK	$45,240	760
Oklahoma	$44,570	2,460
Oklahoma City, OK	$39,750	420
Southeast Oklahoma	$38,870	520

OR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Albany, OR	$48,840	30
Oregon	$46,020	1,560
Portland, OR-WA	$46,020	1,420
Eugene, OR	$43,980	50
Bend, OR	$43,460	60

PA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Altoona, PA	$52,080	160
Chambersburg, PA	$50,240	130
Lebanon, PA	$49,870	60
Lancaster, PA	$49,340	390
Reading, PA	$49,000	360
Johnstown, PA	$48,350	—
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,980	1,790
Central Pennsylvania	$47,820	320
Northeastern Pennsylvania	$47,800	80
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$47,600	2,260
Pennsylvania	$47,530	8,300
Allentown, PA-NJ	$47,000	440
Harrisburg, PA	$46,080	280
Scranton, PA	$44,690	360
Southwestern Pennsylvania	$44,400	410
Williamsport, PA	$44,380	80
York, PA	$43,240	390
Erie, PA	$42,680	290
Northwestern Pennsylvania	$37,440	960

PR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Juan, PR	$23,360	430

RI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Providence, RI-MA	$40,140	870
Rhode Island	$38,280	640

SC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Southern South Carolina	$66,770	60
Greenville, SC	$50,180	1,430
Northeastern South Carolina	$46,190	270
South Carolina	$45,500	4,000
Charleston, SC	$42,540	240
Florence, SC	$42,040	70
Spartanburg, SC	$39,890	670
Columbia, SC	$39,780	280
Northwestern South Carolina	$37,740	160
Sumter, SC	$33,690	70

SD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
East South Dakota	$52,420	80
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$50,870	90
South Dakota	$50,870	190

TN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
West Tennessee	$54,020	40
Nashville, TN	$46,680	—
Tennessee	$45,870	—
Jackson, TN	$45,710	40
Knoxville, TN	$45,170	150
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$44,220	370
Kingsport, TN-VA	$43,960	50
East Tennessee	$40,770	30
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$40,090	120
North Central Tennessee	$36,580	40

TX

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Dallas, TX	$77,520	5,530
Midland, TX	$49,590	100
Texas	$48,940	12,820
Houston, TX	$46,860	3,700
Austin, TX	$44,480	480
Waco, TX	$42,940	—
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$41,920	60
San Antonio, TX	$39,340	370
Longview, TX	$38,130	—
Hill Country Region of Texas	$37,640	90
Eastern Region of Texas	$37,510	70
El Paso, TX	$35,660	140
Killeen, TX	$34,350	50
North Region of Texas	$34,300	380

UT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Logan, UT-ID	$51,860	110
St. George, UT	$50,650	50
Utah	$40,180	1,500
Salt Lake City, UT	$39,860	730
Provo, UT	$38,020	170
Ogden, UT	$37,390	270
High Desert Utah	$36,210	50

VA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
West Virginia	$73,690	—
Roanoke, VA	$53,020	100
Lynchburg, VA	$48,810	50
Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$48,620	100
Virginia	$48,260	1,120
Richmond, VA	$45,680	130
Northern West Virginia	$44,850	140
Southside Virginia	$43,280	50

VT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Burlington, VT	$48,860	70
Vermont	$47,360	140
Northern Vermont	$39,090	30

WA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Spokane, WA	$58,970	70
Washington	$57,080	850
Seattle, WA	$50,880	590

WI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Milwaukee, WI	$53,760	1,380
Oshkosh, WI	$51,280	170
Northwestern Wisconsin	$50,230	70
Green Bay, WI	$49,960	110
Wausau, WI	$49,750	70
Wisconsin	$46,680	4,280
Northeastern Wisconsin	$46,380	300
Madison, WI	$45,910	260
South Central Wisconsin	$44,990	420
Racine, WI	$44,450	130
Appleton, WI	$44,290	80
Eau Claire, WI	$43,660	90
Sheboygan, WI	$43,630	100
Western Wisconsin	$42,940	220
Janesville, WI	$41,320	—
Kenosha, WI	$38,470	70

WV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Charleston, WV	$71,470	90
Morgantown, WV	$42,240	30

WY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wyoming	$39,950	150