51 Series · SOC 51-4021
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$46,980
per year
Median Hourly
$22.59/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$48,170
average
Employment
65,700
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$35,390
25th Percentile
$39,370
Median
$46,980
75th Percentile
$54,360
90th Percentile
$62,470
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $64,860 | +38% above national |
| 2 | Minnesota | $54,340 | +16% above national |
| 3 | Maryland | $53,190 | +13% above national |
| 4 | Vermont | $52,900 | +13% above national |
| 5 | North Carolina | $51,930 | +11% above national |
| 6 | Nebraska | $50,750 | +8% above national |
| 7 | South Carolina | $50,750 | +8% above national |
| 8 | Louisiana | $50,610 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $50,410 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Arizona | $49,850 | +6% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $49,540 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $49,510 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Illinois | $49,070 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $49,020 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $48,840 | +4% above national |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $48,820 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Arkansas | $48,570 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $48,290 | +3% above national |
| 19 | South Dakota | $48,060 | +2% above national |
| 20 | New York | $48,050 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $47,670 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Michigan | $47,660 | +1% above national |
| 23 | West Virginia | $47,360 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Indiana | $47,280 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Virginia | $47,260 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Kentucky | $47,170 | same as national |
| 27 | Georgia | $46,930 | same as national |
| 28 | Iowa | $46,590 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Oregon | $46,230 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Maine | $45,880 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Washington | $45,750 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Texas | $45,280 | 4% below national |
| 33 | California | $44,970 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Utah | $44,910 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $44,770 | 5% below national |
| 36 | New Mexico | $44,340 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Wyoming | $44,070 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $43,660 | 7% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $43,660 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $43,320 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $42,640 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Alabama | $41,750 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $40,700 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Florida | $40,150 | 15% below national |
| 45 | Idaho | $39,840 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Nevada | $38,430 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | $19,930 | 58% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge, LA | $103,300 | +120% above national |
| 2 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $65,870 | +40% above national |
| 3 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $62,710 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,240 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $59,480 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Terre Haute, IN | $59,290 | +26% above national |
| 7 | Omaha, NE-IA | $58,380 | +24% above national |
| 8 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $57,870 | +23% above national |
| 9 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $57,070 | +21% above national |
| 10 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $56,900 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $56,340 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $56,300 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $55,290 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $55,270 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $54,660 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $54,360 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $54,340 | +16% above national |
| 18 | Columbia, SC | $54,210 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Appleton, WI | $54,170 | +15% above national |
| 20 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $54,080 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Reading, PA | $53,980 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $53,930 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $53,720 | +14% above national |
| 24 | Pittsburgh, PA | $53,720 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Rocky Mount, NC | $53,670 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $53,370 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Williamsport, PA | $53,250 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $53,190 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $52,960 | +13% above national |
| 30 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $52,400 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $52,270 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $52,150 | +11% above national |
| 33 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $52,060 | +11% above national |
| 34 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $51,800 | +10% above national |
| 35 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $51,730 | +10% above national |
| 36 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $51,720 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $51,710 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Richmond, VA | $51,700 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,210 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $50,880 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $50,830 | +8% above national |
| 42 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $50,750 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,700 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Duluth, MN-WI | $50,680 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,440 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $50,310 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,260 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,900 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $49,770 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $49,750 | +6% above national |
| 51 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $49,700 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $49,630 | +6% above national |
| 53 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $49,590 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,560 | +5% above national |
| 55 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | +5% above national |
| 56 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $49,460 | +5% above national |
| 57 | Asheville, NC | $49,330 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Sheboygan, WI | $49,270 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Birmingham, AL | $49,240 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Worcester, MA | $49,100 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $49,070 | +4% above national |
| 62 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,950 | +4% above national |
| 63 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $48,860 | +4% above national |
| 64 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $48,690 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Evansville, IN | $48,620 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Bloomington, IN | $48,530 | +3% above national |
| 67 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $48,450 | +3% above national |
| 68 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,400 | +3% above national |
| 69 | Wausau, WI | $48,360 | +3% above national |
| 70 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,300 | +3% above national |
| 71 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | +3% above national |
| 72 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,190 | +3% above national |
| 73 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,100 | +2% above national |
| 74 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,060 | +2% above national |
| 75 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,930 | +2% above national |
| 76 | Traverse City, MI | $47,880 | +2% above national |
| 77 | Eau Claire, WI | $47,840 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,840 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Syracuse, NY | $47,820 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,720 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,690 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,650 | +1% above national |
| 83 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,640 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $47,580 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Jackson, TN | $47,480 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Madison, WI | $47,460 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $47,380 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Logan, UT-ID | $47,300 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,230 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Columbus, OH | $47,210 | same as national |
| 91 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,160 | same as national |
| 92 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,060 | same as national |
| 93 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,040 | same as national |
| 94 | Owensboro, KY | $47,030 | same as national |
| 95 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $46,930 | same as national |
| 96 | New Haven, CT | $46,890 | same as national |
| 97 | Niles, MI | $46,840 | same as national |
| 98 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | same as national |
| 99 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,740 | 1% below national |
| 100 | Toledo, OH | $46,480 | 1% below national |
| 101 | Lancaster, PA | $46,420 | 1% below national |
| 102 | Dalton, GA | $46,390 | 1% below national |
| 103 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,320 | 1% below national |
| 104 | York-Hanover, PA | $46,200 | 2% below national |
| 105 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,120 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Oklahoma City, OK | $46,120 | 2% below national |
| 107 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,010 | 2% below national |
| 108 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | 2% below national |
| 109 | Winston-Salem, NC | $45,850 | 2% below national |
| 110 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $45,840 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,780 | 3% below national |
| 112 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 3% below national |
| 113 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,700 | 3% below national |
| 114 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $45,640 | 3% below national |
| 115 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,640 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,610 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,390 | 3% below national |
| 119 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,390 | 3% below national |
| 120 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,380 | 3% below national |
| 121 | Utica-Rome, NY | $45,310 | 4% below national |
| 122 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,220 | 4% below national |
| 123 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $45,110 | 4% below national |
| 124 | Visalia, CA | $45,060 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Tulsa, OK | $44,980 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $44,960 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $44,880 | 4% below national |
| 128 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $44,510 | 5% below national |
| 129 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,460 | 5% below national |
| 130 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,460 | 5% below national |
| 131 | Alexandria, LA | $44,440 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,190 | 6% below national |
| 133 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,040 | 6% below national |
| 134 | Knoxville, TN | $43,980 | 6% below national |
| 135 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,940 | 6% below national |
| 136 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $43,890 | 7% below national |
| 137 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $43,860 | 7% below national |
| 138 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $43,800 | 7% below national |
| 139 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $43,710 | 7% below national |
| 140 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $43,620 | 7% below national |
| 141 | Modesto, CA | $43,620 | 7% below national |
| 142 | Lynchburg, VA | $43,430 | 8% below national |
| 143 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $43,400 | 8% below national |
| 144 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $42,960 | 9% below national |
| 145 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $42,670 | 9% below national |
| 146 | Reno, NV | $42,590 | 9% below national |
| 147 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $42,270 | 10% below national |
| 148 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $42,130 | 10% below national |
| 149 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $41,930 | 11% below national |
| 150 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $41,750 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $41,350 | 12% below national |
| 152 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $41,090 | 13% below national |
| 153 | Joplin, MO-KS | $40,900 | 13% below national |
| 154 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,900 | 13% below national |
| 155 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $40,830 | 13% below national |
| 156 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $40,820 | 13% below national |
| 157 | Morristown, TN | $40,770 | 13% below national |
| 158 | Jackson, MS | $40,650 | 13% below national |
| 159 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,420 | 14% below national |
| 160 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,290 | 14% below national |
| 161 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $40,260 | 14% below national |
| 162 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,040 | 15% below national |
| 163 | Springfield, MA | $39,920 | 15% below national |
| 164 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,880 | 15% below national |
| 165 | Akron, OH | $39,580 | 16% below national |
| 166 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $39,560 | 16% below national |
| 167 | Abilene, TX | $39,520 | 16% below national |
| 168 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,390 | 16% below national |
| 169 | Erie, PA | $39,380 | 16% below national |
| 170 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $39,350 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,350 | 16% below national |
| 172 | Roanoke, VA | $39,290 | 16% below national |
| 173 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,050 | 17% below national |
| 174 | Gainesville, GA | $39,010 | 17% below national |
| 175 | Jacksonville, FL | $38,480 | 18% below national |
| 176 | Lincoln, NE | $38,450 | 18% below national |
| 177 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $38,430 | 18% below national |
| 178 | El Paso, TX | $38,300 | 18% below national |
| 179 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,180 | 19% below national |
| 180 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,130 | 19% below national |
| 181 | Rome, GA | $37,810 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $37,770 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Ocala, FL | $37,750 | 20% below national |
| 184 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,750 | 20% below national |
| 185 | Johnson City, TN | $37,560 | 20% below national |
| 186 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $37,440 | 20% below national |
| 187 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,130 | 21% below national |
| 188 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,040 | 21% below national |
| 189 | Fresno, CA | $36,930 | 21% below national |
| 190 | Cleveland, OH | $36,890 | 21% below national |
| 191 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,700 | 22% below national |
| 192 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,440 | 22% below national |
| 193 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $36,350 | 23% below national |
| 194 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | 23% below national |
| 195 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,750 | 24% below national |
| 196 | Wichita, KS | $35,400 | 25% below national |
| 197 | Monroe, LA | $34,420 | 27% below national |
| 198 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $31,790 | 32% below national |
| 199 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $30,550 | 35% below national |
| 200 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $19,930 | 58% below national |
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