Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$43K–$61K
Median
$50,620
25th percentile
$43,250
75th percentile
$60,700
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$58,490
$48K–$62K
Arizona
$55,840
$54K–$63K
Arkansas
$39,060
$32K–$43K
California
$60,180
$48K–$69K
Colorado
$71,670
$61K–$79K
Connecticut
$49,380
$39K–$66K
Florida
$44,710
$39K–$50K
Georgia
$50,180
$44K–$58K
Illinois
$54,930
$45K–$57K
Indiana
$49,420
$47K–$59K
Iowa
$50,370
$49K–$58K
Kansas
$47,310
$43K–$66K
Kentucky
$47,060
$40K–$52K
Louisiana
$50,560
$44K–$65K
Maine
$64,800
$46K–$67K
Maryland
$54,860
$51K–$64K
Massachusetts
$60,870
$49K–$69K
Michigan
$46,680
$39K–$59K
Minnesota
$61,000
$49K–$65K
Missouri
$48,950
$45K–$57K
Nebraska
$47,350
$45K–$60K
Nevada
$58,240
$49K–$70K
New Hampshire
$48,980
$47K–$54K
New Jersey
$48,180
$41K–$63K
New York
$50,760
$45K–$62K
North Carolina
$53,840
$45K–$61K
Ohio
$49,880
$45K–$61K
Oklahoma
$43,680
$37K–$52K
Oregon
$41,640
$39K–$57K
Pennsylvania
$57,020
$47K–$67K
South Carolina
$49,490
$45K–$62K
Tennessee
$40,730
$38K–$56K
Texas
$48,020
$32K–$55K
Virginia
$48,920
$41K–$58K
West Virginia
$53,660
$52K–$61K
Wisconsin
$51,020
$45K–$60K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 29% of production occupations nationally, and earn 77¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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