Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
48,750 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-4191
Half of all heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States earn more than 48,750 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay576of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.44×40,660 USD – 58,400 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 40,660 USD |
| Median | 48,750 USD |
| Mean | 50,450 USD |
| Upper quartile | 58,400 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-4191 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
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- Pipelayers 49,000 USD
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- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 48,700 USD
- Prepress Technicians and Workers 48,690 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov