The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $52,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,010.
Pay spans roughly $40,340 at the 10th percentile to $60,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.00 per hour. An estimated 450 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $52,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,010 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.00 |
| 10th percentile | $40,340 |
| 90th percentile | $60,170 |
| Employment | 450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.