Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$41,600

National average

Salary Range

$31,940 – $58,320

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Ogden, UT$66,980$51,390$74,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$66,150$38,800$66,150
Oklahoma City, OK$64,420$37,160$72,360
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$58,720$41,180$64,970
Omaha, NE-IA$54,460$36,780$62,620
Jacksonville, FL$54,060$31,190$71,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$52,000$40,340$60,170
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$50,900$48,170$68,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$50,890$38,690$56,050
Washington$50,840$44,930$79,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$50,440$40,920$62,660
Oklahoma$48,800$33,860$69,780
Mississippi$48,790$40,940$50,450
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,440$44,280$55,330
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,980$36,350$60,420
Asheville, NC$47,950$37,960$57,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$47,910$34,800$60,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,730$36,650$52,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$47,400$29,170$70,270
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,280$31,890$58,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$47,110$38,480$63,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,820$39,270$70,930
Oregon$46,780$38,950$63,140
New Hampshire$46,740$35,660$63,750
Colorado$46,500$38,180$64,850
Columbus, OH$46,460$39,490$56,210
Knoxville, TN$46,460$37,570$55,640
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46,440$39,550$57,030
Minnesota$46,430$34,800$60,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,390$36,330$57,610
California$46,370$36,250$58,090
Utah$46,280$40,550$69,450
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$46,240$37,850$61,050
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,130$36,950$51,340
Battle Creek, MI$46,020$35,560$53,680
New Haven, CT$45,960$33,350$65,600
Youngstown-Warren, OH$45,780$35,190$58,350
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,740$30,620$63,220
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,690$39,760$57,420
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$45,680$31,990$56,160
Massachusetts$45,530$36,740$60,220
Stockton-Lodi, CA$45,410$36,510$54,770
Richmond, VA$45,350$34,510$52,790
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,250$35,290$57,810
Iowa$45,240$37,640$49,890
Tennessee$45,200$29,110$54,950
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,160$34,670$59,650
Illinois$44,990$35,210$50,660
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$44,730$35,870$53,690
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$44,720$39,190$55,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$44,560$30,240$56,920
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$44,560$35,520$58,240
Utica-Rome, NY$44,440$35,870$56,450
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,310$29,200$54,850
Missouri$44,310$29,200$54,850
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,220$34,900$59,480
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$44,190$35,410$64,380
Rockford, IL$44,170$29,360$50,380
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$44,130$34,710$59,690
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$44,130$33,090$51,280
New York$44,110$36,480$63,220
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,800$31,470$56,010
Ohio$43,720$31,320$60,420
Akron, OH$43,720$35,760$53,590
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$43,720$34,120$52,460
Kansas$43,680$34,550$58,440
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$43,660$34,940$46,000
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$43,570$28,630$55,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$43,550$37,080$54,750
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$43,430$30,490$45,180
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$43,310$40,520$60,600
Tulsa, OK$43,160$35,480$62,360
Pennsylvania$42,920$31,430$57,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$42,880$38,350$51,370
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$42,800$41,550$54,510
Jackson, TN$42,710$20,420$50,210
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$42,680$34,050$52,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$42,590$36,700$102,760
Springfield, MA$42,390$34,830$64,720
North Carolina$41,850$35,750$55,830
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$41,850$29,100$45,930
Fresno, CA$41,600$34,110$47,950
Idaho$41,330$35,260$49,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$40,990$34,650$51,380
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$40,670$36,350$49,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$40,550$36,680$56,150
Arizona$40,550$35,590$56,680
Florida$40,550$30,240$58,410
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$40,490$30,620$50,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$40,430$30,840$56,820
Cleveland, OH$40,350$30,940$63,580
Maryland$40,310$36,720$61,820
Virginia$40,280$33,250$52,440
New Jersey$40,190$31,470$48,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$40,150$27,030$58,320
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$40,120$34,220$50,310
South Carolina$40,110$33,830$52,290
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$40,100$38,700$53,980
Portland-South Portland, ME$40,020$38,120$57,530
Maine$40,020$38,120$54,990
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,980$33,830$48,870
Jackson, MI$39,900$31,940$50,710
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,870$38,970$61,420
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$39,630$33,280$48,190
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,430$31,080$48,320
Ann Arbor, MI$39,430$34,820$62,160
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$39,410$36,500$56,410
Wisconsin$39,380$28,260$60,210
Pittsburgh, PA$39,280$34,850$54,650
Nebraska$39,200$35,840$61,550
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$39,200$33,690$50,100
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$39,190$32,840$46,870
Wichita, KS$39,100$36,400$58,670
Kentucky$38,800$28,140$66,150
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$38,800$24,860$44,920
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$38,750$31,150$65,540
Fort Wayne, IN$38,740$31,070$48,600
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,600$26,810$51,290
Greensboro-High Point, NC$38,500$30,320$47,470
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$38,450$37,940$61,820
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$38,380$34,780$57,920
Georgia$38,310$34,280$102,760
Connecticut$38,260$34,670$54,300
Huntsville, AL$38,200$38,040$45,040
Indiana$38,130$33,870$55,760
Anniston-Oxford, AL$38,070$29,220$61,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,030$35,400$49,470
Rochester, NY$38,010$36,560$50,050
Nevada$37,980$35,480$53,310
Green Bay, WI$37,940$27,630$49,970
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,790$33,010$49,420
Terre Haute, IN$37,670$36,770$54,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$37,640$33,870$50,770
Canton-Massillon, OH$37,630$29,200$60,010
Lancaster, PA$37,630$35,490$53,230
Rhode Island$37,590$36,370$59,540
Muncie, IN$37,450$31,360$40,580
Lincoln, NE$37,340$35,840$61,550
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$37,290$28,760$59,100
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$37,240$34,970$52,590
Syracuse, NY$37,230$37,230$57,700
York-Hanover, PA$37,210$35,540$48,760
Columbus, IN$37,080$37,080$39,900
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,000$31,120$49,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$36,980$25,800$56,590
Arkansas$36,930$26,970$54,180
Michigan$36,890$31,120$51,850
Niles, MI$36,420$31,900$46,940
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$36,420$24,220$48,210
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,250$24,110$59,170
Texas$36,180$26,540$51,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,180$26,540$48,990
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$35,940$29,910$48,160
Monroe, MI$35,820$34,480$62,450
Alabama$35,770$28,600$45,750
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$35,760$32,230$51,850
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,380$27,040$47,570
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$35,090$32,790$53,840
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,920$34,550$48,120
Erie, PA$34,740$31,270$49,640
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$34,700$28,150$56,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,570$33,890$75,310
Lexington-Fayette, KY$32,250$27,490$42,900
Birmingham, AL$31,920$28,600$39,830
Louisiana$31,540$26,080$46,390
Kenosha, WI$28,080$28,080$44,560

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is $41,600, with a typical range of $31,940 – $58,320 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?β–Ύ

Entry-level Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic positions typically start around $31,940 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics earn the most?β–Ύ

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.