Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Massachusetts

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$77,780

Median hourly

$37

Average annual

$70,100

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The median annual salary for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts is $77,780, or about $37 an hour. That is 58% higher than the national median.

Pay in Massachusetts ranges from $46,110 at the 10th percentile to $84,930 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 60 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Massachusetts

10th$46,110

25th$58,460

Median$77,780

75th$80,710

90th$84,930

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $37.39
Daily: $299
Weekly: $1,496
Bi-weekly: $2,992
Monthly: $6,482
Annual: $77,780

$77,780 a year is around the 50th percentile for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Massachusetts. The median is $77,780.

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Massachusetts
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.20	$46,110
25th percentile	$28.10	$58,460
Median	$37.40	$77,780
75th percentile	$38.80	$80,710
90th percentile	$40.80	$84,930
Average (mean)	$33.70	$70,100
Employment	60 people

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Massachusetts

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$79,120	60

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