Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Pennsylvania

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 11 metro areas • Pennsylvania

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania earn a median salary of $42,245 per year on average across 11 metro and nonmetro areas, +1.6% vs the national median of $41,600. An estimated 1,240 plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are employed across Pennsylvania, with salaries ranging from $34,740 to $55,230 depending on location.

$42,245 Avg median salary in Pennsylvania
$55,230 Highest paying metro
$34,740 Lowest paying metro
1,240 Employed in Pennsylvania

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      Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries by city in Pennsylvania

      Metro area Median salary 25th pct 75th pct Employed
      Reading, PA $55,230 $45,460 $55,230 100
      Central Pennsylvania $48,760 $38,230 $58,740 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,110 $39,060 $63,760 230
      Allentown, PA-NJ $46,130 $37,490 $47,510 50
      Scranton, PA $43,020 $36,240 $57,300 70
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $40,490 $33,700 $48,040 130
      Pittsburgh, PA $39,280 $35,390 $48,480 320
      Lancaster, PA $37,630 $37,550 $46,070 50
      York, PA $37,210 $35,540 $46,050 80
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $35,090 $35,060 $47,560 40
      Erie, PA $34,740 $31,270 $38,800 130

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