Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 46 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$46,060

Highest

$73,690

West Virginia

Lowest

$33,700

Mississippi

Total Employment

127,080

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	West Virginia	$73,690	0	+60.0%
2	North Dakota	$62,400	700	+35.5%
3	Missouri	$58,210	5,400	+26.4%
4	Maryland	$57,800	770	+25.5%
5	Washington	$57,080	850	+23.9%
6	South Dakota	$50,870	190	+10.4%
7	Colorado	$50,800	290	+10.3%
8	New York	$49,600	4,150	+7.7%
9	Idaho	$49,590	370	+7.7%
10	Kentucky	$49,570	5,950	+7.6%
11	Texas	$48,940	12,820	+6.3%
12	Iowa	$48,610	4,350	+5.5%
13	Virginia	$48,260	1,120	+4.8%
14	Illinois	$48,210	5,180	+4.7%
15	Minnesota	$47,640	2,190	+3.4%
16	Pennsylvania	$47,530	8,300	+3.2%
17	Vermont	$47,360	140	+2.8%
18	Nebraska	$47,250	1,380	+2.6%
19	Wisconsin	$46,680	4,280	+1.3%
20	Louisiana	$46,490	730	+0.9%
21	North Carolina	$46,490	3,200	+0.9%
22	Oregon	$46,020	1,560	-0.1%
23	Tennessee	$45,870	0	-0.4%
24	California	$45,610	3,150	-1.0%
25	South Carolina	$45,500	4,000	-1.2%
26	Kansas	$44,850	480	-2.6%
27	Massachusetts	$44,740	1,580	-2.9%
28	Arkansas	$44,710	2,210	-2.9%
29	Oklahoma	$44,570	2,460	-3.2%
30	Maine	$44,080	430	-4.3%
31	Indiana	$43,810	5,520	-4.9%
32	Ohio	$43,600	13,670	-5.3%
33	New Hampshire	$43,010	670	-6.6%
34	Michigan	$42,350	8,820	-8.1%
35	Utah	$40,180	1,500	-12.8%
36	Wyoming	$39,950	150	-13.3%
37	Connecticut	$39,890	2,370	-13.4%
38	Florida	$39,670	4,450	-13.9%
39	Arizona	$39,580	1,430	-14.1%
40	Nevada	$39,040	400	-15.2%
41	Rhode Island	$38,280	640	-16.9%
42	Georgia	$37,770	3,390	-18.0%
43	New Jersey	$37,490	3,390	-18.6%
44	Alabama	$35,880	1,470	-22.1%
45	New Mexico	$35,220	130	-23.5%
46	Mississippi	$33,700	850	-26.8%