How Much Do CNC Machine Setters Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators And Tenders, Metal And Plastic

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators And Tenders, Metal And Plastic set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Salary
$39800
Becoming One
Easy
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Low
Job Growth

Personality



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$39800 per year
Hourly wage
$19 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$26,000 to $30,410 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$13 to $15 per hour

Entry-level Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $26,000 to $30,410 per year or $13 to $15 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
D

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $28 $59,050
Senior (Top 25%) $23 $47,650
Middle (Mid 50%) $18 $37,510
Junior (Bottom 25%) $15 $30,410
No experience (Bottom 10%) $13 $26,000

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
WA $24 $50,420
RI $23 $48,800
SC $23 $47,810
ND $23 $47,290
SD $22 $46,430
MD $22 $45,520
WI $21 $44,450
TN $21 $43,800
MN $20 $42,610
MI $20 $42,310

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator and Tender, Metal and Plastic is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid CNC Machine Setters are in the states of WA, RI, SC, ND and SD.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Other Specialty Trade Contractors $52670 $25.32
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $49190 $23.65
Management of Companies and Enterprises $48150 $23.15
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $47460 $22.82
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $46050 $22.14
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $45490 $21.87
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $44350 $21.32
Printing and Related Support Activities $43880 $21.10
Building Equipment Contractors $43790 $21.05
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $43460 $20.90
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $42750 $20.55
Animal Slaughtering and Processing $42540 $20.45
Rubber Product Manufacturing $41880 $20.14
Scientific Research and Development Services $41800 $20.10
Nonferrous Metal Production and Processing $41650 $20.03
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $41630 $20.01
Household Appliance Manufacturing $41570 $19.99
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $41190 $19.80
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $41090 $19.75
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $40900 $19.66
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $40770 $19.60
Machinery Manufacturing $40760 $19.60
Foundries $40450 $19.45
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $40340 $19.40
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $40270 $19.36
Dairy Product Manufacturing $40020 $19.24
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $39960 $19.21
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $39940 $19.20
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $39750 $19.11
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $39470 $18.98

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