Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California

Ranked #4 of 36 · CA

14.3% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $59,980 ≈ $29/hr
Median annual salary $60,180
Employment 2,600

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $43,480P25 $48,130 Median $60,180P75 $68,740P90 $79,690

About 80% of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in California earn between $43,480 and $79,690. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$59,980
U.S. average
$52,490

The mean lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in California is $59,980, about 14.3% above the U.S. average ($52,490). That works out to roughly $29/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $74,420 $70,500 360
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $61,050 $59,970 240
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $60,190 $62,570 30
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $60,110 $58,080 1,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $57,990 $56,780 230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $57,010 $60,670 210
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $48,320 $50,220 90

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