The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is $47,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,910.
Pay spans roughly $31,890 at the 10th percentile to $58,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.73 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
| Median (annual) | $47,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,910 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.73 |
| 10th percentile | $31,890 |
| 90th percentile | $58,560 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.