The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $38,380 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,420.
Pay spans roughly $34,780 at the 10th percentile to $57,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.45 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
| Median (annual) | $38,380 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.45 |
| 10th percentile | $34,780 |
| 90th percentile | $57,920 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.