The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $45,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,170.
Pay spans roughly $43,060 at the 10th percentile to $64,280 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.92 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,170 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.92 |
| 10th percentile | $43,060 |
| 90th percentile | $64,280 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.