Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Middle 50%
- $40,080–$62,360
- vs U.S. median
- -4%
- Metro rank
- #16 of 24
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro earn a median of $48,080 a year, based on BLS estimates for 570 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% below the U.S. median of $50,140 and in line with the CA statewide median of $48,040. It ranks #16 of 24 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE570 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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Questions
What is the average Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Los Angeles?
The BLS median is $48,080 a year (May 2025). Half of the 570 jobs pay between $40,080 and $62,360. The 10th percentile is $37,690 and the 90th is $75,610.
Is Los Angeles a high-paying metro for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?
That is 4% below the U.S. median of $50,140 and in line with the CA statewide median of $48,040. It ranks #16 of 24 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make an hour in Los Angeles?
About $23.12 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $48,080 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $19.27–$29.98 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.