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Highest-paying States for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The highest-paying states for lathe and turning machine tool 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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,710, Oklahoma is the highest paying state for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. It is followed by Arizona (average annual salary $56,600). 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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oklahoma	$57,710	$33,760	410
2	Arizona	$56,600	$49,410	50
3	Washington	$53,840	$41,840	60
4	Oregon	$52,950	$41,830	50
5	Illinois	$50,440	$40,910	1,430
6	Massachusetts	$50,290	$39,350	300
7	Louisiana	$49,550	$41,980	40
8	California	$49,290	$34,940	3,150
9	Connecticut	$49,090	$31,020	1,160
10	Wisconsin	$48,780	$39,510	470
11	Pennsylvania	$48,730	$36,410	710
12	Georgia	$48,480	$33,340	130
13	Minnesota	$48,310	$36,180	420
14	Maine	$48,210	$31,880	120
15	Iowa	$47,420	$38,600	180
16	Indiana	$47,200	$35,670	1,630
17	Kentucky	$46,800	$38,940	180
18	Ohio	$46,740	$34,270	1,450
19	Michigan	$46,600	$31,520	1,780
20	New York	$46,320	$34,650	880
21	New Hampshire	$46,240	$36,160	100
22	Vermont	$44,100	$34,290	30
23	Nebraska	$42,900	$33,280	120
24	Alabama	$42,220	$29,010	130
25	South Carolina	$41,730	$34,500	90
26	North Carolina	$41,470	$30,320	360
27	New Jersey	$41,380	$31,110	330
28	Kansas	$40,310	$37,290	170
29	Maryland	$39,570	$36,740	90
30	Idaho	$39,400	$32,710	40
31	Tennessee	$38,610	$32,000	540
32	Arkansas	$38,490	$31,680	120
33	Missouri	$38,050	$33,150	300
34	Texas	$38,040	$28,970	1,400
35	Florida	$37,930	$27,940	310
36	Virginia	$37,800	$24,500	110
37	Colorado	$37,650	$31,020	100
38	West Virginia	$36,670	$31,140	140
39	Utah	$36,640	$30,490	100
40	North Dakota	$36,500	$25,880	0
41	Rhode Island	$36,370	$30,830	60
42	New Mexico	$36,180	$23,400	0
43	South Dakota	$35,990	$27,330	40
44	Montana	$32,250	$27,190	50
45	Nevada	$30,320	$29,440	110
46	Mississippi	$26,480	$24,600	110
47	Puerto Rico	$19,890	$16,490	0

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in those states is not available at this time.