The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $46,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,670.
Pay spans roughly $37,850 at the 10th percentile to $61,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.23 per hour. An estimated 570 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $46,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.23 |
| 10th percentile | $37,850 |
| 90th percentile | $61,050 |
| Employment | 570 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.