The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $43,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,010.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $56,010 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.06 per hour. An estimated 710 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $43,800 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,010 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.06 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $56,010 |
| Employment | 710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.