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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in the United States earn a median salary of $46,060/year ($22.14/hr). Salaries range from $34,130 to $72,850 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$34K
10th percentile
$38K
25th percentile
$46K
Median
$56K
75th percentile
$73K
90th percentile

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

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
West Virginia$74K$35.43/hr-
North Dakota$62K$30/hr700
Missouri$58K$27.99/hr5,400
Maryland$58K$27.79/hr770
Washington$57K$27.44/hr850
South Dakota$51K$24.46/hr190
New York$50K$23.85/hr4,150
Idaho$50K$23.84/hr370
Kentucky$50K$23.83/hr5,950
Texas$49K$23.53/hr12,820

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$78K5,530
St. Louis, MO-IL$77K-
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$69K650
Sandusky, OH$64K160
Grand Forks, ND-MN$64K-
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60K150
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59K70
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$59K280
Burlington, NC$58K40
Kansas City, MO-KS$57K710
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