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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kentucky

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

Median annual

$47,060

Median hourly

$23

Average annual

$47,600

Employed in state

250

The median annual salary for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky is $47,060, or about $23 an hour. That is 7% lower than the national median.

Pay in Kentucky ranges from $35,720 at the 10th percentile to $62,530 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 250 people work as lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Kentucky

10th$35,720
25th$39,730
Median$47,060
75th$52,050
90th$62,530

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Hourly
$22.63
Daily
$181
Weekly
$905
Bi-weekly
$1,810
Monthly
$3,922
Annual
$47,060

$47,060 a year is around the 50th percentile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kentucky. The median is $47,060.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Kentucky

Metro areaMedian annualEmployment
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$53,66040
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,900100
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,330180

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