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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Median base pay · Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$65,820
≈ $31.64/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 200 jobs
Middle 50%
$57,320–$65,820
vs U.S. median
+31%
Metro rank
#3 of 24

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro earn a median of $65,820 a year, based on BLS estimates for 200 jobs (May 2025). That is 31% above the U.S. median of $50,140 and 2% below the PA statewide median of $66,970. It ranks #3 of 24 metros with published figures for this job.

ROLLING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$48,390P25$57,320MEDIAN$65,820P75$65,820P90$65,820
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P10$37,690P25$44,020MEDIAN$50,140P75$61,880P90$70,310
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Questions

What is the average Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area?

The BLS median is $65,820 a year (May 2025). Half of the 200 jobs pay between $57,320 and $65,820. The 10th percentile is $48,390 and the 90th is $65,820.

Is Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area a high-paying metro for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

That is 31% above the U.S. median of $50,140 and 2% below the PA statewide median of $66,970. It ranks #3 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area?

About $31.64 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $65,820 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $27.56–$31.64 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.