The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $35,380 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,940.
Pay spans roughly $27,040 at the 10th percentile to $47,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.01 per hour. An estimated 940 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
| Median (annual) | $35,380 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.01 |
| 10th percentile | $27,040 |
| 90th percentile | $47,570 |
| Employment | 940 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.