Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC code 51-4035 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,840 | $18.19 |
| 25th percentile | $45,210 | $21.74 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $52,800 | $25.39 |
| 75th percentile | $64,900 | $31.20 |
| 90th percentile | $81,030 | $38.96 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4035), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 38 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 80 | $50,310 | $50,640 | $37,020 | $40,210 | $62,220 | $64,100 |
| Arizona | 130 | $58,550 | $60,210 | $44,880 | $49,160 | $65,430 | $75,260 |
| Arkansas | 140 | $48,120 | $37,600 | $34,320 | $34,470 | $71,970 | $72,000 |
| California | 1,890 | $57,190 | $54,960 | $39,890 | $45,370 | $64,150 | $78,620 |
| Colorado | 40 | $53,950 | $53,030 | $46,400 | $49,290 | $60,020 | $62,220 |
| Connecticut | 90 | $63,790 | $61,140 | $50,140 | $51,660 | $76,870 | $84,600 |
| Florida | 200 | $48,470 | $45,410 | $38,230 | $41,530 | $47,740 | $63,160 |
| Georgia | — | $40,920 | $37,160 | $31,730 | $35,710 | $47,970 | $55,650 |
| Illinois | 570 | $62,080 | $64,060 | $45,880 | $54,410 | $68,760 | $75,130 |
| Indiana | 790 | $52,600 | $54,070 | $41,650 | $45,790 | $59,300 | $66,150 |
| Iowa | 320 | $58,870 | $57,300 | $41,750 | $49,270 | $72,210 | $72,210 |
| Kansas | 30 | $59,750 | $62,570 | $41,840 | $42,940 | $80,280 | $80,540 |
| Kentucky | 350 | $54,350 | $60,270 | $36,640 | $45,240 | $64,350 | $65,390 |
| Maine | — | $64,790 | $62,290 | $46,990 | $62,270 | $75,570 | $75,590 |
| Maryland | 50 | $58,500 | $58,540 | $43,420 | $46,230 | $66,620 | $76,340 |
| Massachusetts | 290 | $57,750 | $57,890 | $38,430 | $42,800 | $77,240 | $81,030 |
| Michigan | 1,370 | $47,980 | $46,280 | $37,170 | $38,260 | $51,250 | $65,090 |
| Minnesota | 140 | $53,730 | $48,790 | $38,600 | $42,200 | $68,500 | $72,800 |
| Mississippi | 170 | $41,200 | $37,890 | $33,820 | $37,870 | $48,060 | $54,420 |
| Missouri | 440 | $45,070 | $38,330 | $32,140 | $35,030 | $55,490 | $61,630 |
| Nebraska | 70 | $55,290 | $57,980 | $37,440 | $46,550 | $64,060 | $64,300 |
| Nevada | 90 | $56,830 | $54,660 | $39,320 | $42,390 | $73,470 | $81,990 |
| New Hampshire | 70 | $51,130 | $49,190 | $40,440 | $47,680 | $56,000 | $57,670 |
| New Jersey | 160 | $49,310 | $47,170 | $39,430 | $41,530 | $50,420 | $64,440 |
| New York | 560 | $58,850 | $55,240 | $39,150 | $45,630 | $78,490 | $78,490 |
| North Carolina | 440 | $52,470 | $51,130 | $35,080 | $39,930 | $59,400 | $74,320 |
| North Dakota | 30 | $63,820 | $64,150 | $52,500 | $58,790 | $64,150 | $79,220 |
| Ohio | 1,170 | $50,380 | $47,770 | $40,430 | $45,310 | $56,300 | $64,080 |
| Oklahoma | 180 | $43,980 | $41,600 | $32,240 | $37,030 | $50,040 | $59,370 |
| Pennsylvania | 410 | $53,090 | $49,030 | $40,970 | $45,690 | $58,770 | $70,570 |
| South Carolina | 180 | $46,060 | $39,680 | $36,780 | $37,840 | $54,940 | $67,160 |
| Tennessee | 1,280 | $44,760 | $43,930 | $36,900 | $40,330 | $44,540 | $54,080 |
| Texas | 680 | $47,130 | $41,140 | $28,380 | $34,020 | $51,300 | $65,630 |
| Utah | 90 | $44,300 | $45,000 | $32,030 | $41,020 | $48,890 | $50,160 |
| Virginia | 110 | $50,600 | $46,380 | $38,450 | $43,020 | $59,020 | $68,850 |
| Washington | 160 | $81,630 | $83,240 | $48,230 | $62,590 | $99,840 | $104,340 |
| West Virginia | 190 | $47,840 | $45,880 | $37,700 | $39,860 | $54,690 | $63,710 |
| Wisconsin | 220 | $52,890 | $53,530 | $42,240 | $44,780 | $57,890 | $65,890 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.