Plating Machine Setter, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
43,960 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-4193
Half of all plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States earn more than 43,960 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay679of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.33×37,260 USD – 49,600 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 37,260 USD |
| Median | 43,960 USD |
| Mean | 45,100 USD |
| Upper quartile | 49,600 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-4193 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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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov