51 Series · SOC 51-4023

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

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

Median Salary

$48,630

per year

Median Hourly

$23.38/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$50,940

average

Employment

22,350

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$37,090$41,600$48,630$57,730$67,500
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.83$20.00$23.38$27.76$32.45
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$37,090

25th Percentile

$41,600

Median

$48,630

75th Percentile

$57,730

90th Percentile

$67,500

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Louisiana $64,010 +32% above national
2 Washington $61,520 +27% above national
3 Connecticut $59,480 +22% above national
4 Iowa $56,380 +16% above national
5 New Hampshire $55,450 +14% above national
6 New York $55,000 +13% above national
7 West Virginia $53,840 +11% above national
8 Minnesota $52,980 +9% above national
9 Maryland $51,030 +5% above national
10 Indiana $51,000 +5% above national
11 Alabama $50,950 +5% above national
12 Colorado $50,310 +3% above national
13 Wisconsin $50,060 +3% above national
14 Vermont $49,830 +2% above national
15 Illinois $49,470 +2% above national
16 Ohio $49,260 +1% above national
17 Pennsylvania $49,220 +1% above national
18 Massachusetts $48,990 +1% above national
19 Oregon $48,860 same as national
20 California $48,780 same as national
21 South Dakota $48,680 same as national
22 Kentucky $48,610 same as national
23 Missouri $48,030 1% below national
24 New Jersey $47,410 3% below national
25 Oklahoma $47,360 3% below national
26 Tennessee $47,340 3% below national
27 Arizona $47,150 3% below national
28 Nebraska $46,660 4% below national
29 Texas $46,520 4% below national
30 Virginia $46,300 5% below national
31 Utah $46,050 5% below national
32 North Carolina $45,780 6% below national
33 South Carolina $45,730 6% below national
34 Arkansas $44,410 9% below national
35 Michigan $43,890 10% below national
36 Georgia $43,810 10% below national
37 Mississippi $41,550 15% below national
38 Kansas $39,000 20% below national
39 Florida $38,710 20% below national
40 Puerto Rico $22,470 54% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Decatur, AL $110,760 +128% above national
2 Fort Wayne, IN $68,930 +42% above national
3 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $66,720 +37% above national
4 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $65,160 +34% above national
5 Reading, PA $64,860 +33% above national
6 Knoxville, TN $63,760 +31% above national
7 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $62,900 +29% above national
8 Rockford, IL $61,970 +27% above national
9 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $61,730 +27% above national
10 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,640 +25% above national
11 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $59,480 +22% above national
12 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $59,480 +22% above national
13 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $59,120 +22% above national
14 Huntsville, AL $58,750 +21% above national
15 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $57,950 +19% above national
16 Columbus, OH $57,210 +18% above national
17 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $56,970 +17% above national
18 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,380 +16% above national
19 Clarksville, TN-KY $56,070 +15% above national
20 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,710 +13% above national
21 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,670 +10% above national
22 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $52,960 +9% above national
23 Monroe, MI $52,650 +8% above national
24 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,190 +7% above national
25 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,000 +7% above national
26 Wausau, WI $51,810 +7% above national
27 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,810 +7% above national
28 Pittsburgh, PA $51,730 +6% above national
29 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $51,550 +6% above national
30 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,250 +5% above national
31 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $51,160 +5% above national
32 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,120 +5% above national
33 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $51,030 +5% above national
34 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $51,020 +5% above national
35 Birmingham, AL $50,980 +5% above national
36 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,720 +4% above national
37 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,350 +4% above national
38 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,130 +3% above national
39 Jackson, MI $50,040 +3% above national
40 St. Louis, MO-IL $49,910 +3% above national
41 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,670 +2% above national
42 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $49,410 +2% above national
43 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $48,990 +1% above national
44 Lancaster, PA $48,970 +1% above national
45 Youngstown-Warren, OH $48,970 +1% above national
46 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,930 +1% above national
47 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,740 same as national
48 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,680 same as national
49 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $48,160 1% below national
50 Richmond, VA $48,090 1% below national
51 Cleveland, OH $47,510 2% below national
52 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,480 2% below national
53 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $47,400 3% below national
54 Tulsa, OK $47,370 3% below national
55 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,340 3% below national
56 Canton-Massillon, OH $47,220 3% below national
57 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,120 3% below national
58 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $47,040 3% below national
59 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $46,970 3% below national
60 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $46,760 4% below national
61 Omaha, NE-IA $46,740 4% below national
62 El Paso, TX $46,520 4% below national
63 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $46,280 5% below national
64 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,240 5% below national
65 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,960 5% below national
66 Akron, OH $45,880 6% below national
67 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,830 6% below national
68 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $45,700 6% below national
69 Toledo, OH $45,660 6% below national
70 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $45,330 7% below national
71 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,270 7% below national
72 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,260 7% below national
73 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $45,160 7% below national
74 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,540 8% below national
75 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $44,400 9% below national
76 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,200 9% below national
77 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,100 9% below national
78 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $43,420 11% below national
79 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $42,290 13% below national
80 Johnson City, TN $41,370 15% below national
81 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,710 16% below national
82 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $40,430 17% below national
83 Rochester, NY $40,070 18% below national
84 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,970 18% below national
85 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,130 20% below national
86 Kansas City, MO-KS $39,000 20% below national
87 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,740 20% below national
88 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $38,710 20% below national
89 Chattanooga, TN-GA $38,570 21% below national
90 Lynchburg, VA $38,470 21% below national
91 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $37,620 23% below national
92 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $37,520 23% below national
93 Joplin, MO-KS $36,680 25% below national
94 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,540 29% below national
95 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,190 30% below national
96 Winston-Salem, NC $34,100 30% below national
97 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $23,260 52% below national
98 Ponce, PR $22,270 54% 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.