Pay by state · 40 states
Rolling Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2026)
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn the most in Iowa at $72,670 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,650 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $50,140. All 40 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $72,670Iowa
- National median
- $50,140BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,650Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 40of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Rolling Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IAIowa | $72,670 | $58,700 | $72,670 | 660 | $82,803 |
| 2 | PAPennsylvania | $66,970 | $54,330 | $69,240 | 3,070 | $68,636 |
| 3 | VTVermont | $66,240 | $53,420 | $78,810 | 40 | $67,621 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $63,560 | $47,070 | $88,450 | 350 | $59,395 |
| 5 | MDMaryland | $61,470 | $58,430 | $64,410 | 310 | $58,566 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $60,890 | $51,370 | $85,340 | 420 | $56,421 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $60,620 | $51,640 | $65,310 | 50 | $61,468 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $60,610 | $43,910 | $63,360 | 150 | $58,498 |
| 9 | NHNew Hampshire | $60,570 | $48,700 | $73,040 | 40 | $58,148 |
| 10 | COColorado | $57,500 | $48,140 | $61,750 | 110 | $55,797 |
| 11 | ILIllinois | $54,180 | $47,610 | $62,590 | 550 | $54,203 |
| 12 | ALAlabama | $53,380 | $50,240 | $73,880 | 1,710 | $60,097 |
| 13 | WIWisconsin | $51,370 | $45,910 | $58,310 | 290 | $54,594 |
| 14 | KYKentucky | $50,400 | $45,040 | $55,410 | 1,120 | $55,901 |
| 15 | OROregon | $50,400 | $43,190 | $81,630 | 140 | $48,761 |
| 16 | OHOhio | $50,030 | $45,920 | $58,780 | 1,310 | $53,927 |
| 17 | LALouisiana | $49,920 | $47,070 | $66,030 | 110 | $56,594 |
| 18 | TXTexas | $49,660 | $41,340 | $58,300 | 1,680 | $51,166 |
| 19 | TNTennessee | $48,540 | $38,930 | $54,140 | 1,290 | $52,836 |
| 20 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,450 | $44,590 | $54,470 | 510 | $51,364 |
| 21 | OKOklahoma | $48,330 | $37,490 | $50,370 | 290 | $55,019 |
| 22 | SCSouth Carolina | $48,210 | $39,130 | $56,660 | 820 | $51,425 |
| 23 | CACalifornia | $48,040 | $40,080 | $61,920 | 1,150 | $43,389 |
| 24 | MAMassachusetts | $47,830 | $46,770 | $58,290 | 480 | $45,226 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $47,820 | $45,630 | $57,330 | 110 | $47,498 |
| 26 | UTUtah | $47,540 | $45,220 | $53,490 | 60 | $48,086 |
| 27 | MOMissouri | $47,390 | $38,650 | $49,550 | 180 | $52,182 |
| 28 | NJNew Jersey | $46,980 | $42,250 | $60,310 | 250 | $43,178 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $46,810 | $38,660 | $65,610 | 310 | $45,265 |
| 30 | VAVirginia | $46,450 | $42,340 | $57,800 | 450 | $45,943 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,040 | $39,020 | $48,880 | 70 | $51,972 |
| 32 | ARArkansas | $45,890 | $39,760 | $65,060 | 420 | $52,785 |
| 33 | NENebraska | $45,800 | $36,530 | $50,370 | 230 | $50,831 |
| 34 | INIndiana | $45,430 | $41,160 | $56,160 | 2,750 | $48,677 |
| 35 | GAGeorgia | $45,050 | $38,020 | $52,950 | 1,070 | $46,784 |
| 36 | MIMichigan | $44,090 | $39,940 | $58,510 | 1,480 | $45,824 |
| 37 | NDNorth Dakota | $43,480 | $43,370 | $45,260 | 150 | $48,876 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $40,260 | $36,790 | $49,750 | 170 | $44,700 |
| 39 | MSMississippi | $39,320 | $38,500 | $47,290 | 230 | $45,220 |
| 40 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,650 | $22,640 | $26,430 | 170 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, that changes the ranking: Iowa leads on raw pay at $72,670, while Iowa leads once prices are taken into account at $82,803.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Rolling Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic the most?
Iowa reports the highest median wage for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic at $72,670 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Pennsylvania ($66,970) and Vermont ($66,240).
Which state pays Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic at $22,650 a year, $50,020 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Iowa first at $82,803 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $72,670. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.