Highest-paying Cities for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The top 100 highest paying cities for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $92,290, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is the highest paying city for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. It is followed by Waterbury, Connecticut (average annual salary $60,510). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$92,290	$37,070	60
2	Waterbury, Connecticut	$60,510	$34,400	40
3	Albany, Oregon	$60,200	$50,630	60
4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$56,620	$38,190	40
5	Mobile, Alabama	$55,770	$34,810	50
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$55,440	$46,220	40
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$55,410	$39,650	70
8	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$54,450	$36,190	110
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$53,490	$40,210	70
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$51,720	$39,790	140
11	Springfield, Massachusetts	$51,710	$45,860	40
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$50,930	$40,310	160
13	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$50,860	$27,120	40
14	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$50,320	$37,100	40
15	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$50,050	$41,130	40
16	Wichita, Kansas	$50,000	$36,680	70
17	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$49,360	$36,540	30
18	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$48,880	$30,280	40
19	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$48,790	$48,530	90
20	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,650	$35,700	190
21	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$48,520	$41,330	120
22	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$48,270	$32,820	470
23	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$48,160	$36,780	90
24	Toledo, Ohio	$48,150	$37,430	260
25	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,100	$42,620	120
26	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$47,640	$37,750	40
27	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,590	$35,050	110
28	New Haven, Connecticut	$47,570	$36,180	50
29	Corpus Christi, Texas	$47,500	$34,640	30
30	Columbus, Ohio	$47,480	$36,260	140
31	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$47,330	$37,550	130
32	Jackson, Michigan	$46,990	$36,360	50
33	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$46,930	$35,170	70
34	Provo-Orem, Utah	$46,780	$40,730	30
35	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$46,610	$36,570	500
36	Longview, Texas	$46,490	$34,340	30
37	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$46,440	$35,230	70
38	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$46,360	$30,680	30
39	Janesville, Wisconsin	$46,210	$36,380	30
40	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$46,140	$35,900	40
41	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$46,140	$35,680	30
42	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$46,120	$34,580	30
43	Evansville, Kentucky	$46,080	$37,430	40
44	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$45,940	$33,990	80
45	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$45,890	$36,230	190
46	Knoxville, Tennessee	$45,850	$36,260	30
47	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$45,450	$38,610	100
48	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$45,300	$34,580	100
49	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$45,150	$36,180	50
50	Dayton, Ohio	$44,960	$31,970	90
51	Camden, New Jersey	$44,940	$33,770	40
52	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$44,790	$28,150	50
53	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,760	$35,920	240
54	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$44,510	$33,710	70
55	Akron, Ohio	$44,430	$32,980	110
56	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$44,420	$36,720	40
57	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$44,350	$37,780	260
58	Erie, Pennsylvania	$44,320	$33,770	90
59	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$44,310	$31,410	630
60	Jackson, Mississippi	$44,120	$39,460	50
61	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$44,010	$37,480	40
62	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$43,980	$32,180	80
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$43,980	$35,420	450
64	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$43,920	$29,460	n/a
65	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$43,740	$32,400	30
66	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$43,670	$36,990	30
67	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$43,640	$29,220	340
68	Peoria, Illinois	$43,580	$43,580	90
69	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$43,560	$36,080	60
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$43,350	$24,960	50
71	Utica-Rome, New York	$43,300	$28,470	70
72	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$43,290	$33,450	60
73	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$43,270	$41,590	50
74	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$43,230	$34,500	40
75	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$43,160	$28,440	70
76	Asheville, North Carolina	$42,910	$30,200	60
77	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,480	$30,010	40
78	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$42,410	$30,150	n/a
79	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$42,030	$35,830	120
80	Danbury, Connecticut	$42,010	$27,590	30
81	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,650	$25,650	150
82	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$41,620	$25,330	60
83	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$41,490	$30,920	n/a
84	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$41,460	$27,340	290
85	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$41,130	$25,670	30
86	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$41,090	$31,770	80
87	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$41,060	$39,290	100
88	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,940	$33,600	30
89	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$40,800	$29,330	80
90	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$40,770	$33,280	40
91	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$40,760	$33,070	30
92	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$40,690	$31,680	60
93	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$40,690	$26,630	80
94	Syracuse, New York	$40,560	$30,170	70
95	Richmond, Virginia	$40,270	$37,600	60
96	Mansfield, Ohio	$40,260	$21,050	30
97	St Louis, Missouri	$40,250	$38,250	60
98	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$40,230	$34,030	50
99	Gary, Indiana	$40,160	$27,080	180
100	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$40,090	$30,950	100

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