Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Middle 50%
- $38,650–$59,450
- vs U.S. median
- -1%
- Metro rank
- #10 of 14
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro earn a median of $49,980 a year, based on BLS estimates for 590 jobs (May 2025). That is 1% below the U.S. median of $50,620 and 9% below the IL statewide median of $54,930. It ranks #10 of 14 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE590 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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Questions
What is the average Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Chicago?
The BLS median is $49,980 a year (May 2025). Half of the 590 jobs pay between $38,650 and $59,450. The 10th percentile is $37,440 and the 90th is $65,630.
Is Chicago a high-paying metro for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?
That is 1% below the U.S. median of $50,620 and 9% below the IL statewide median of $54,930. It ranks #10 of 14 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make an hour in Chicago?
About $24.03 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $49,980 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $18.58–$28.58 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.