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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Median base pay · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$50,700
≈ $24.38/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 270 jobs
Middle 50%
$45,890–$62,680
vs U.S. median
0%
Metro rank
#9 of 14

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro earn a median of $50,700 a year, based on BLS estimates for 270 jobs (May 2025). That is in line with the U.S. median of $50,620 and in line with the NY statewide median of $50,760. It ranks #9 of 14 metros with published figures for this job.

LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE TOOL SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · NEW YORK-NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NY-NJ · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · NEW YORK-NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NY-NJ · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$41,350P25$45,890MEDIAN$50,700P75$62,680P90$78,350
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,670P25$43,250MEDIAN$50,620P75$60,700P90$69,700
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What is the average Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in New York?

The BLS median is $50,700 a year (May 2025). Half of the 270 jobs pay between $45,890 and $62,680. The 10th percentile is $41,350 and the 90th is $78,350.

Is New York a high-paying metro for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

That is in line with the U.S. median of $50,620 and in line with the NY statewide median of $50,760. It ranks #9 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 New York?

About $24.38 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $50,700 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $22.06–$30.13 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.