The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey is $53,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,580.
Pay spans roughly $38,880 at the 10th percentile to $64,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.82 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $53,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.82 |
| 10th percentile | $38,880 |
| 90th percentile | $64,260 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.