The median annual wage for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $48,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,310.
Pay spans roughly $36,690 at the 10th percentile to $67,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.34 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $48,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.34 |
| 10th percentile | $36,690 |
| 90th percentile | $67,390 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.