The median annual wage for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $59,740 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,730.
Pay spans roughly $41,710 at the 10th percentile to $86,740 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.72 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $59,740 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.72 |
| 10th percentile | $41,710 |
| 90th percentile | $86,740 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.