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Highest-paying States for Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The highest-paying states for plating and coating machine 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 plating and coating machine 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 $46,900, Oklahoma is the highest paying state for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $46,160). 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 plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in a specific state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oklahoma	$46,900	$31,330	240
2	Maryland	$46,160	$36,000	60
3	West Virginia	$45,420	$30,310	110
4	Minnesota	$44,870	$32,500	940
5	Washington	$44,420	$35,030	270
6	Colorado	$43,370	$35,900	190
7	Iowa	$42,660	$32,860	190
8	California	$42,260	$32,800	5,390
9	Massachusetts	$41,660	$32,870	1,010
10	New Hampshire	$40,800	$32,260	110
11	Oregon	$40,040	$36,530	240
12	Ohio	$39,430	$28,640	2,220
13	Nevada	$38,960	$28,210	160
14	Connecticut	$38,830	$27,990	560
15	New Jersey	$38,580	$27,040	590
16	Kentucky	$38,500	$30,780	260
17	Georgia	$38,260	$28,220	640
18	Arizona	$38,200	$30,540	700
19	Pennsylvania	$37,950	$28,140	1,700
20	Kansas	$37,880	$24,070	310
21	Florida	$37,780	$30,090	470
22	North Dakota	$37,710	$29,820	30
23	New Mexico	$37,580	$24,930	40
24	New York	$37,390	$29,820	990
25	Mississippi	$37,330	$24,280	180
26	Michigan	$37,170	$28,410	2,360
27	Indiana	$37,010	$30,640	1,610
28	Wisconsin	$36,980	$29,600	1,510
29	North Carolina	$36,850	$29,090	570
30	South Carolina	$36,600	$29,610	380
31	Utah	$36,260	$36,260	620
32	Nebraska	$36,190	$28,010	550
33	Maine	$35,950	$35,950	160
34	Illinois	$35,340	$29,590	1,740
35	Texas	$35,220	$29,390	2,210
36	Idaho	$35,080	$27,780	80
37	Delaware	$34,720	$27,700	50
38	Missouri	$33,470	$27,390	320
39	South Dakota	$32,820	$26,840	30
40	Arkansas	$32,600	$28,110	220
41	Alabama	$31,170	$27,020	430
42	Virginia	$30,540	$28,260	380
43	Tennessee	$30,350	$24,000	950
44	Louisiana	$30,260	$27,560	50
45	Vermont	$26,250	$23,280	110
46	Rhode Island	$24,490	$24,130	240
47	Puerto Rico	$22,150	$18,140	60

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