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Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in the United States earn a median salary of $46,630/year ($22.42/hr). Salaries range from $35,360 to $65,200 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$35K
10th percentile
$41K
25th percentile
$47K
Median
$57K
75th percentile
$65K
90th percentile

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$100K$47.94/hr-
Missouri$100K$47.9/hr-
Massachusetts$75K$35.9/hr80
Florida$62K$30/hr160
Pennsylvania$58K$27.98/hr160
New Hampshire$58K$27.84/hr50
New York$57K$27.49/hr40
Georgia$57K$27.28/hr50
Illinois$56K$27.02/hr250
New Jersey$54K$25.82/hr-

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78K60
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$62K30
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59K50
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$56K160
Tulsa, OK$55K-
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$51K120
Cleveland, OH$50K140
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$50K40
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$49K440
Pittsburgh, PA$48K30
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