SOC 51-4081 · Production Occupations

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$47,180

U.S. median hourly wage$22.68

U.S. employment124,590

Nationally, multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned a median of $47,180 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 124,590 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: pay and employment by state
State
West Virginia	$76,080	$36.58	1,920	2.7
Kentucky	$54,960	$26.42	5,510	2.8
Missouri	$53,160	$25.56	7,220	2.5
Maryland	$51,780	$24.90	400	0.1
Nebraska	$50,960	$24.50	1,250	1.2
Virginia	$50,600	$24.33	1,030	0.3
Washington	$50,540	$24.30	830	0.2
Vermont	$50,450	$24.25	110	0.4
Idaho	$50,410	$24.24	480	0.6
New York	$49,890	$23.99	3,660	0.4
North Dakota	$49,190	$23.65	490	1.2
Texas	$49,050	$23.58	10,540	0.7
Minnesota	$48,980	$23.55	2,540	0.9
Iowa	$48,910	$23.51	4,460	2.9
Kansas	$48,450	$23.29	290	0.2
Massachusetts	$48,230	$23.19	1,390	0.4
Pennsylvania	$48,070	$23.11	7,960	1.3
Wisconsin	$47,700	$22.93	3,570	1.2
Oregon	$47,470	$22.82	1,120	0.6
North Carolina	$47,320	$22.75	3,200	0.6
California	$46,810	$22.50	3,190	0.2
Maine	$46,710	$22.46	300	0.5
Oklahoma	$46,470	$22.34	2,180	1.3
Ohio	$46,420	$22.32	11,170	2.0
Louisiana	$46,210	$22.22	900	0.5
Colorado	$46,160	$22.19	220	0.1
Michigan	$45,920	$22.08	9,350	2.1
South Carolina	$45,740	$21.99	4,520	2.0
New Hampshire	$45,710	$21.98	600	0.9
Indiana	$45,100	$21.68	7,480	2.3
South Dakota	$44,700	$21.49	120	0.3
Illinois	$44,350	$21.32	6,090	1.0
Arkansas	$44,080	$21.19	1,570	1.2
Alabama	$43,800	$21.06	1,680	0.8
Tennessee	$43,630	$20.97	930	0.3
Utah	$43,550	$20.94	1,340	0.8
Arizona	$43,090	$20.71	1,760	0.5
Connecticut	$42,580	$20.47	2,150	1.3
New Jersey	$41,390	$19.90	3,090	0.7
Florida	$41,220	$19.82	2,530	0.3
Nevada	$40,310	$19.38	Not published	Not published
Wyoming	$40,000	$19.23	110	0.4
Georgia	$38,810	$18.66	2,980	0.6
Rhode Island	$38,720	$18.62	680	1.4
Mississippi	$36,330	$17.47	1,070	0.9
Puerto Rico	$28,770	$13.83	670	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 197 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$80,110	$38.52	5,440	1.3
Charleston, WV	$71,470	$34.36	90	0.9
Saginaw, MI	$65,610	$31.54	130	1.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$63,060	$30.32	110	1.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$62,600	$30.10	170	1.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,090	$29.85	4,480	3.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$61,320	$29.48	380	1.7
Rochester, NY	$55,700	$26.78	550	1.1
Roanoke, VA	$55,300	$26.59	50	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$54,980	$26.43	80	1.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$54,390	$26.15	220	0.8
Terre Haute, IN	$54,050	$25.99	260	4.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	$53,940	$25.93	530	3.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$53,860	$25.90	160	0.1
St. George, UT	$52,810	$25.39	40	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$52,530	$25.26	1,210	0.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$52,380	$25.18	280	0.8
Lincoln, NE	$52,340	$25.17	370	2.0
Altoona, PA	$52,080	$25.04	160	2.8
Boise City, ID	$52,070	$25.03	120	0.3
Chambersburg, PA	$51,840	$24.92	120	1.9
Lafayette, LA	$51,830	$24.92	190	1.1
Decatur, AL	$51,810	$24.91	150	2.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,210	$24.62	4,310	2.3
Elmira, NY	$51,170	$24.60	250	7.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$51,080	$24.56	190	1.6
Grand Island, NE	$50,960	$24.50	70	1.8
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,560	$24.31	120	2.2
Birmingham, AL	$50,510	$24.29	280	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$50,450	$24.25	60	0.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$50,400	$24.23	220	2.6
Reading, PA	$50,390	$24.22	250	1.4
Worcester, MA	$50,050	$24.06	240	0.7
Appleton, WI	$49,990	$24.03	110	0.9
Peoria, IL	$49,990	$24.03	240	1.5
Johnstown, PA	$49,920	$24.00	60	1.2
Wausau, WI	$49,890	$23.99	70	1.0
Richmond, VA	$49,780	$23.93	130	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$49,680	$23.88	110	0.4
Ames, IA	$49,670	$23.88	190	3.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$49,640	$23.86	1,680	1.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,610	$23.85	250	0.1
Sandusky, OH	$49,550	$23.82	70	1.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$49,360	$23.73	50	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$49,280	$23.69	490	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$49,260	$23.68	2,080	1.1
Dubuque, IA	$49,180	$23.65	290	4.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,180	$23.65	1,170	1.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$49,150	$23.63	650	0.2
Bloomington, IN	$49,130	$23.62	60	0.8
Sheboygan, WI	$49,120	$23.62	90	1.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,080	$23.60	1,160	1.4
Cleveland, OH	$49,070	$23.59	2,000	1.9
York-Hanover, PA	$49,000	$23.56	320	1.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$48,880	$23.50	370	0.7
Mobile, AL	$48,850	$23.49	90	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$48,850	$23.48	340	2.1
Lynchburg, VA	$48,810	$23.47	50	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$48,770	$23.45	30	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,740	$23.43	380	1.3
Binghamton, NY	$48,700	$23.41	80	0.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$48,700	$23.42	500	1.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$48,620	$23.38	100	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,520	$23.33	340	1.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$48,520	$23.33	600	0.8
Columbia, MO	$48,310	$23.23	190	1.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,180	$23.16	1,960	0.7
Madison, WI	$48,170	$23.16	190	0.5
Dothan, AL	$48,160	$23.15	70	1.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,050	$23.10	130	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$48,000	$23.08	440	1.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,940	$23.05	290	2.3
Monroe, MI	$47,940	$23.05	130	3.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$47,910	$23.03	380	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$47,900	$23.03	420	1.1
Jackson, TN	$47,840	$23.00	60	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	$47,780	$22.97	250	0.6
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,760	$22.96	80	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,680	$22.92	810	0.7
Mansfield, OH	$47,600	$22.89	30	0.7
New Haven, CT	$47,560	$22.86	590	2.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,520	$22.85	230	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,470	$22.82	1,050	0.9
Columbus, IN	$47,320	$22.75	440	8.7
Evansville, IN	$47,260	$22.72	170	1.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$47,260	$22.72	300	0.9
Monroe, LA	$47,210	$22.70	90	1.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$47,070	$22.63	180	0.9
Williamsport, PA	$47,060	$22.63	80	1.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$47,000	$22.60	80	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,970	$22.58	210	1.2
Syracuse, NY	$46,970	$22.58	430	1.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,810	$22.50	1,360	0.2
Battle Creek, MI	$46,600	$22.40	190	3.4
Columbus, OH	$46,580	$22.40	920	0.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$46,560	$22.38	220	1.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$46,490	$22.35	530	1.4
Lancaster, PA	$46,470	$22.34	370	1.5
Rochester, MN	$46,450	$22.33	30	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,450	$22.33	120	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,360	$22.29	80	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,230	$22.23	70	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,070	$22.15	340	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$46,010	$22.12	250	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$45,990	$22.11	310	0.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$45,890	$22.06	100	1.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$45,820	$22.03	Not published	Not published
Pittsburgh, PA	$45,770	$22.01	1,500	1.4
Asheville, NC	$45,720	$21.98	70	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,600	$21.92	370	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$45,520	$21.89	820	1.8
Springfield, MA	$45,470	$21.86	300	1.5
Waco, TX	$45,470	$21.86	40	0.3
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$45,390	$21.82	50	0.9
Rockford, IL	$45,380	$21.82	250	1.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$45,350	$21.80	2,720	0.3
Burlington, NC	$45,310	$21.78	30	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$45,160	$21.71	1,990	4.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$45,030	$21.65	5,460	1.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$44,920	$21.60	130	0.9
Erie, PA	$44,890	$21.58	310	2.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$44,850	$21.56	150	1.3
Glens Falls, NY	$44,830	$21.55	110	2.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,710	$21.49	480	0.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,710	$21.49	40	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$44,660	$21.47	190	0.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$44,630	$21.46	220	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$44,580	$21.43	1,060	1.0
Winston-Salem, NC	$44,550	$21.42	120	0.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$44,430	$21.36	80	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$44,310	$21.30	100	0.9
Spartanburg, SC	$44,260	$21.28	540	3.3
Eau Claire, WI	$44,030	$21.17	60	0.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$43,960	$21.13	50	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$43,960	$21.14	140	0.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$43,900	$21.11	1,470	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,880	$21.09	430	0.3
Springfield, MO	$43,760	$21.04	180	0.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$43,700	$21.01	270	0.2
Logan, UT-ID	$43,640	$20.98	60	1.0
Bend, OR	$43,460	$20.89	60	0.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$43,370	$20.85	170	0.7
Fresno, CA	$43,320	$20.83	40	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,300	$20.82	390	1.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$43,240	$20.79	140	0.7
Muncie, IN	$43,050	$20.70	50	1.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$43,050	$20.70	80	0.2
Ogden, UT	$43,010	$20.68	420	1.5
Jackson, MI	$42,920	$20.64	340	6.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$42,720	$20.54	80	0.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$42,650	$20.51	290	4.2
Morgantown, WV	$42,240	$20.31	30	0.5
Joplin, MO-KS	$42,230	$20.30	160	1.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$42,180	$20.28	530	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$42,050	$20.22	2,320	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$41,830	$20.11	180	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$41,600	$20.00	70	0.2
Kenosha, WI	$41,240	$19.83	40	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$41,200	$19.81	120	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$41,070	$19.75	310	1.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$40,970	$19.70	60	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$40,780	$19.60	220	0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$40,630	$19.54	60	0.3
Flint, MI	$40,490	$19.47	180	1.3
Rocky Mount, NC	$40,320	$19.38	100	1.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$40,140	$19.30	570	0.9
Niles, MI	$40,100	$19.28	170	2.8
Savannah, GA	$39,850	$19.16	100	0.5
Toledo, OH	$39,780	$19.13	1,640	5.6
Akron, OH	$39,720	$19.09	570	1.8
Florence, SC	$39,550	$19.02	70	0.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$39,520	$19.00	870	1.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,510	$18.99	320	0.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$39,400	$18.94	80	1.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$39,340	$18.91	370	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$39,220	$18.86	750	0.5
Gainesville, GA	$39,110	$18.80	170	1.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$38,960	$18.73	Not published	Not published
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$38,840	$18.67	310	1.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,710	$18.61	150	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$38,370	$18.45	1,330	0.5
Columbia, SC	$38,040	$18.29	270	0.7
Jackson, MS	$37,920	$18.23	210	0.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$37,700	$18.13	150	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$37,640	$18.10	1,960	3.3
Longview, TX	$37,540	$18.05	440	3.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$36,910	$17.74	140	0.8
Tucson, AZ	$36,180	$17.39	140	0.4
Greenville, NC	$35,790	$17.21	80	0.9
Rome, GA	$35,410	$17.03	170	3.8
Hattiesburg, MS	$34,790	$16.72	30	0.5
Sumter, SC	$34,790	$16.72	50	1.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$33,010	$15.87	90	1.2
El Paso, TX	$28,970	$13.93	120	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,360	$11.23	430	0.6
Bowling Green, KY	Not published	Not published	1,440	17.6
Lima, OH	Not published	Not published	220	4.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.