Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA at a median of $39,780 per year ($19.13/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $46,460, the metro estimate is 14% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 350 adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders are employed across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA in SOC 51-9191.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim pay distribution spans from $35,560 at the 10th percentile to $63,580 at the 90th, a 1.8× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $36,730 and the 75th at $58,460, so half of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim-based adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide CA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.