The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $42,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,840.
Pay spans roughly $38,350 at the 10th percentile to $51,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.61 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
| Median (annual) | $42,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.61 |
| 10th percentile | $38,350 |
| 90th percentile | $51,370 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.