The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $56,410 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,520.
Pay spans roughly $35,470 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 $27.12 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $56,410 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.12 |
| 10th percentile | $35,470 |
| 90th percentile | $64,260 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.