The median annual wage for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $50,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,920.
Pay spans roughly $45,020 at the 10th percentile to $65,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.19 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $50,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.19 |
| 10th percentile | $45,020 |
| 90th percentile | $65,030 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.