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

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

Median annual

$57,020

Median hourly

$27

Average annual

$56,350

Employed in state

580

The median annual salary for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania is $57,020, or about $27 an hour. That is 13% higher than the national median.

Pay in Pennsylvania ranges from $43,570 at the 10th percentile to $66,500 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 580 people work as lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Pennsylvania

10th$43,570

25th$47,180

Median$57,020

75th$66,500

90th$66,500

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $27.41
Daily: $219
Weekly: $1,097
Bi-weekly: $2,193
Monthly: $4,752
Annual: $57,020

$57,020 a year is around the 50th percentile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Pennsylvania. The median is $57,020.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Pennsylvania
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$20.90	$43,570
25th percentile	$22.70	$47,180
Median	$27.40	$57,020
75th percentile	$32.00	$66,500
90th percentile	$32.00	$66,500
Average (mean)	$27.10	$56,350
Employment	580 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Pittsburgh, PA	$66,500	220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,940	110
Erie, PA	$43,140	40

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