The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $77,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $72,440.
Pay spans roughly $49,640 at the 10th percentile to $82,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $37.37 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $77,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $72,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $37.37 |
| 10th percentile | $49,640 |
| 90th percentile | $82,350 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.