The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $49,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,100.
Pay spans roughly $37,750 at the 10th percentile to $80,820 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.76 per hour. An estimated 440 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $49,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,100 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.76 |
| 10th percentile | $37,750 |
| 90th percentile | $80,820 |
| Employment | 440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.