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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in the United States earn a median salary of $48,310/year ($23.22/hr). Salaries range from $36,810 to $75,000 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$37K
10th percentile
$42K
25th percentile
$48K
Median
$61K
75th percentile
$75K
90th percentile

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$83K$40.02/hr160
North Dakota$64K$30.84/hr30
Illinois$64K$30.8/hr570
Kansas$63K$30.08/hr30
Maine$62K$29.95/hr-
Connecticut$61K$29.4/hr90
Kentucky$60K$28.98/hr350
Arizona$60K$28.95/hr130
Maryland$59K$28.14/hr50
Nebraska$58K$27.87/hr70

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$100K70
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$65K70
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$64K440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63K120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62K210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$61K320
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60K40
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59K30
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$58K160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58K160
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