The median annual wage for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $61,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,710.
Pay spans roughly $40,090 at the 10th percentile to $81,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.61 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $61,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,710 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.61 |
| 10th percentile | $40,090 |
| 90th percentile | $81,030 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.