Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Pennsylvania

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

Median annual

$45,590

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$47,190

Employed in state

1.7K

The median annual salary for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania is $45,590, or about $22 an hour. That is 4% higher than the national median.

Pay in Pennsylvania ranges from $36,150 at the 10th percentile to $60,490 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.7K people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Pennsylvania

10th$36,150

25th$37,600

Median$45,590

75th$55,890

90th$60,490

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $21.92
Daily: $175
Weekly: $877
Bi-weekly: $1,753
Monthly: $3,799
Annual: $45,590

$45,590 a year is around the 50th percentile for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Pennsylvania. The median is $45,590.

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Pennsylvania
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.40	$36,150
25th percentile	$18.10	$37,600
Median	$21.90	$45,590
75th percentile	$26.90	$55,890
90th percentile	$29.10	$60,490
Average (mean)	$22.70	$47,190
Employment	1,740 people

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Pennsylvania

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Reading, PA	$55,230	100
Lancaster, PA	$50,080	80
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,690	340
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$48,610	100
Pittsburgh, PA	$44,590	460
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$43,020	70
York-Hanover, PA	$42,290	130
Erie, PA	$36,870	130

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