Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kentucky

Ranked #2 of 45 · KY

15.6% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $57,820 ≈ $28/hr
Median annual salary $54,960
Employment 5,510

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $38,790P25 $47,250 Median $54,960P75 $71,260P90 $80,330

About 80% of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Kentucky earn between $38,790 and $80,330. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Kentucky
$57,820
U.S. average
$50,030

The mean multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Kentucky is $57,820, about 15.6% above the U.S. average ($50,030). That works out to roughly $28/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Kentucky

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,470 $60,310 510
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,180 $50,720 1,170
Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,740 $55,180 380
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,290 $49,900 480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,250 $47,930 670

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