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

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

Median annual

$48,950

Median hourly

$24

Average annual

$50,410

Employed in state

160

The median annual salary for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri is $48,950, or about $24 an hour. That is 3% lower than the national median.

Pay in Missouri ranges from $33,410 at the 10th percentile to $63,350 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 160 people work as lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Missouri

10th$33,410

25th$44,950

Median$48,950

75th$57,240

90th$63,350

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $23.53
Daily: $188
Weekly: $941
Bi-weekly: $1,883
Monthly: $4,079
Annual: $48,950

$48,950 a year is around the 50th percentile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Missouri. The median is $48,950.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Missouri
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.10	$33,410
25th percentile	$21.60	$44,950
Median	$23.50	$48,950
75th percentile	$27.50	$57,240
90th percentile	$30.50	$63,350
Average (mean)	$24.20	$50,410
Employment	160 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
St. Louis, MO-IL	$50,080	100

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