Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Louisiana

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

Median annual

$46,210

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$46,860

Employed in state

900

The median annual salary for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana is $46,210, or about $22 an hour. That is 2% lower than the national median.

Pay in Louisiana ranges from $34,670 at the 10th percentile to $61,370 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 900 people work as multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Louisiana

10th$34,670

25th$37,810

Median$46,210

75th$54,870

90th$61,370

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $22.22
Daily: $178
Weekly: $889
Bi-weekly: $1,777
Monthly: $3,851
Annual: $46,210

$46,210 a year is around the 50th percentile for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Louisiana. The median is $46,210.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Louisiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$16.70	$34,670
25th percentile	$18.20	$37,810
Median	$22.20	$46,210
75th percentile	$26.40	$54,870
90th percentile	$29.50	$61,370
Average (mean)	$22.50	$46,860
Employment	900 people

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Louisiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Lafayette, LA	$51,830	190
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$49,360	50
Baton Rouge, LA	$47,780	250
Monroe, LA	$47,210	90
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$36,910	140

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