51 Series · SOC 51-4193

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

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$41,600

per year

Median Hourly

$20.00/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$43,820

average

Employment

31,510

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$31,940$36,620$41,600$48,990$58,320
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$15.36$17.61$20.00$23.55$28.04
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$31,940

25th Percentile

$36,620

Median

$41,600

75th Percentile

$48,990

90th Percentile

$58,320

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Washington $50,840 +22% above national
2 Oklahoma $48,800 +17% above national
3 Mississippi $48,790 +17% above national
4 Oregon $46,780 +12% above national
5 New Hampshire $46,740 +12% above national
6 Colorado $46,500 +12% above national
7 Minnesota $46,430 +12% above national
8 California $46,370 +11% above national
9 Utah $46,280 +11% above national
10 Massachusetts $45,530 +9% above national
11 Iowa $45,240 +9% above national
12 Tennessee $45,200 +9% above national
13 Illinois $44,990 +8% above national
14 Missouri $44,310 +7% above national
15 New York $44,110 +6% above national
16 Ohio $43,720 +5% above national
17 Kansas $43,680 +5% above national
18 Pennsylvania $42,920 +3% above national
19 North Carolina $41,850 +1% above national
20 Idaho $41,330 1% below national
21 Arizona $40,550 3% below national
22 Florida $40,550 3% below national
23 Maryland $40,310 3% below national
24 Virginia $40,280 3% below national
25 New Jersey $40,190 3% below national
26 South Carolina $40,110 4% below national
27 Maine $40,020 4% below national
28 Wisconsin $39,380 5% below national
29 Nebraska $39,200 6% below national
30 Kentucky $38,800 7% below national
31 Georgia $38,310 8% below national
32 Connecticut $38,260 8% below national
33 Indiana $38,130 8% below national
34 Nevada $37,980 9% below national
35 Rhode Island $37,590 10% below national
36 Arkansas $36,930 11% below national
37 Michigan $36,890 11% below national
38 Texas $36,180 13% below national
39 Alabama $35,770 14% below national
40 Louisiana $31,540 24% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Ogden, UT $66,980 +61% above national
2 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $66,150 +59% above national
3 Oklahoma City, OK $64,420 +55% above national
4 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $58,720 +41% above national
5 Omaha, NE-IA $54,460 +31% above national
6 Jacksonville, FL $54,060 +30% above national
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $52,000 +25% above national
8 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $50,900 +22% above national
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $50,890 +22% above national
10 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,440 +21% above national
11 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,440 +16% above national
12 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $47,980 +15% above national
13 Asheville, NC $47,950 +15% above national
14 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $47,910 +15% above national
15 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $47,730 +15% above national
16 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,400 +14% above national
17 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $47,280 +14% above national
18 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,110 +13% above national
19 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,820 +13% above national
20 Columbus, OH $46,460 +12% above national
21 Knoxville, TN $46,460 +12% above national
22 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $46,440 +12% above national
23 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $46,390 +12% above national
24 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $46,240 +11% above national
25 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $46,130 +11% above national
26 Battle Creek, MI $46,020 +11% above national
27 New Haven, CT $45,960 +10% above national
28 Youngstown-Warren, OH $45,780 +10% above national
29 Kansas City, MO-KS $45,740 +10% above national
30 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $45,690 +10% above national
31 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $45,680 +10% above national
32 Stockton-Lodi, CA $45,410 +9% above national
33 Richmond, VA $45,350 +9% above national
34 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $45,250 +9% above national
35 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,160 +9% above national
36 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $44,730 +8% above national
37 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,720 +8% above national
38 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $44,560 +7% above national
39 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $44,560 +7% above national
40 Utica-Rome, NY $44,440 +7% above national
41 St. Louis, MO-IL $44,310 +7% above national
42 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,220 +6% above national
43 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,190 +6% above national
44 Rockford, IL $44,170 +6% above national
45 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $44,130 +6% above national
46 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $44,130 +6% above national
47 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $43,800 +5% above national
48 Akron, OH $43,720 +5% above national
49 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,720 +5% above national
50 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,660 +5% above national
51 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,570 +5% above national
52 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,550 +5% above national
53 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,430 +4% above national
54 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,310 +4% above national
55 Tulsa, OK $43,160 +4% above national
56 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $42,880 +3% above national
57 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $42,800 +3% above national
58 Jackson, TN $42,710 +3% above national
59 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $42,680 +3% above national
60 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $42,590 +2% above national
61 Springfield, MA $42,390 +2% above national
62 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,850 +1% above national
63 Fresno, CA $41,600 same as national
64 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $40,990 1% below national
65 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $40,670 2% below national
66 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $40,550 3% below national
67 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,490 3% below national
68 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,430 3% below national
69 Cleveland, OH $40,350 3% below national
70 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,150 3% below national
71 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $40,120 4% below national
72 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,100 4% below national
73 Portland-South Portland, ME $40,020 4% below national
74 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $39,980 4% below national
75 Jackson, MI $39,900 4% below national
76 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,870 4% below national
77 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $39,630 5% below national
78 Ann Arbor, MI $39,430 5% below national
79 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,430 5% below national
80 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $39,410 5% below national
81 Pittsburgh, PA $39,280 6% below national
82 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,200 6% below national
83 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,190 6% below national
84 Wichita, KS $39,100 6% below national
85 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,800 7% below national
86 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,750 7% below national
87 Fort Wayne, IN $38,740 7% below national
88 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $38,600 7% below national
89 Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,500 7% below national
90 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $38,450 8% below national
91 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $38,380 8% below national
92 Huntsville, AL $38,200 8% below national
93 Anniston-Oxford, AL $38,070 8% below national
94 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,030 9% below national
95 Rochester, NY $38,010 9% below national
96 Green Bay, WI $37,940 9% below national
97 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $37,790 9% below national
98 Terre Haute, IN $37,670 9% below national
99 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,640 10% below national
100 Canton-Massillon, OH $37,630 10% below national
101 Lancaster, PA $37,630 10% below national
102 Muncie, IN $37,450 10% below national
103 Lincoln, NE $37,340 10% below national
104 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $37,290 10% below national
105 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $37,240 10% below national
106 Syracuse, NY $37,230 11% below national
107 York-Hanover, PA $37,210 11% below national
108 Columbus, IN $37,080 11% below national
109 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $37,000 11% below national
110 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,980 11% below national
111 Niles, MI $36,420 12% below national
112 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,420 12% below national
113 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,250 13% below national
114 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $36,180 13% below national
115 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $35,940 14% below national
116 Monroe, MI $35,820 14% below national
117 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $35,760 14% below national
118 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $35,380 15% below national
119 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,090 16% below national
120 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,920 16% below national
121 Erie, PA $34,740 16% below national
122 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $34,700 17% below national
123 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,570 17% below national
124 Lexington-Fayette, KY $32,250 22% below national
125 Birmingham, AL $31,920 23% below national
126 Kenosha, WI $28,080 32% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.