The median annual wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL is $44,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,430.
Pay spans roughly $29,200 at the 10th percentile to $54,850 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.31 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $44,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.31 |
| 10th percentile | $29,200 |
| 90th percentile | $54,850 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.