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

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in the United States earn a median salary of $48,630/year ($23.38/hr). Salaries range from $37,090 to $67,500 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$37K
10th percentile
$42K
25th percentile
$49K
Median
$58K
75th percentile
$68K
90th percentile

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Louisiana$64K$30.77/hr80
Washington$62K$29.58/hr370
Connecticut$59K$28.59/hr120
Iowa$56K$27.11/hr560
New Hampshire$55K$26.66/hr40
New York$55K$26.44/hr510
West Virginia$54K$25.88/hr540
Minnesota$53K$25.47/hr140
Maryland$51K$24.54/hr290
Indiana$51K$24.52/hr1,390

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Decatur, AL$111K60
Fort Wayne, IN$69K160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$67K420
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$65K110
Reading, PA$65K80
Knoxville, TN$64K300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$63K60
Rockford, IL$62K50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62K70
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59K80
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