The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $46,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,340.
Pay spans roughly $36,330 at the 10th percentile to $57,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.30 per hour. An estimated 3,050 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $46,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.30 |
| 10th percentile | $36,330 |
| 90th percentile | $57,610 |
| Employment | 3,050 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.