The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $37,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,010.
Pay spans roughly $32,200 at the 10th percentile to $53,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.21 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $37,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,010 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.21 |
| 10th percentile | $32,200 |
| 90th percentile | $53,240 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.