Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary — Muncie, Indiana

The average Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Muncie, Indiana earns $43,840 a year.

$43,840 / year, mean
↓ 12.9% below national average 20th percentile in Indiana

Muncie pays below most of Indiana for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.6%
Cost of living 88 #177 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $171,820 #177 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $56,932 #177 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Muncie ranks #177 for cost of living and #177 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Dallas $67,500 Ann Arbor $61,020 Charleston $57,970 Detroit $57,270 Utica $56,680 Seattle $56,200 Baltimore $56,010 Saginaw $55,420 Lexington $55,180 Chambersburg $53,940 Bloomington $53,650 Kiryas Joel $53,630 Buffalo $52,970 Reading $52,630 Elmira $52,410 Terre Haute $51,890 San Francisco $51,830 Roanoke $51,730 Spokane $51,470 Lynchburg $51,200 San Diego $50,950 York $50,890 Portland $50,880 Louisville $50,720 Los Angeles $50,420 Sacramento $50,340 Santa Rosa $50,220 Rochester $50,160 Albany $50,130 Richmond $50,030 Allentown $49,980 Syracuse $49,930 Lancaster $49,700 Scranton $49,700 Elkhart $49,530 Peoria $49,490 Evansville $49,430 Columbus $49,120 Virginia Beach $49,030 Harrisburg $48,770 Binghamton $48,670 Kalamazoo $48,660 Monroe $48,500 Hagerstown $48,240 Lafayette $47,530 Battle Creek $47,480 Pittsburgh $47,420 Philadelphia $47,310 New York $46,980 Altoona $46,970 South Bend $46,880 Indianapolis $46,620 Waco $46,530 Oxnard $46,420 Jacksonville $46,350 Lansing $46,320 Williamsport $46,200 Fresno $45,970 Riverside $45,970 Bend $45,900 Houston $45,800 Johnstown $45,600 Flint $45,560 Muskegon $45,410 Rockford $45,270 Chicago $45,220 Austin $45,060 Glens Falls $44,770 Stockton $44,520 Muncie $43,840 Erie $43,630 Fort Wayne $43,370 San Antonio $43,230 Niles $43,120 Deltona $43,040 Lakeland $42,940 Grand Rapids $42,930 Jackson $42,800 Palm Bay $42,700 Miami $42,640 Tampa $42,210 Orlando $41,870 Morgantown $41,800 Trenton $41,720 Sarasota $40,320 Longview $38,800 El Paso $34,150
CityMean salaryvs. Muncie
Albany, New York$50,130+14.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$49,980+14.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$46,970+7.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$61,020+39.2%
Austin, Texas$45,060+2.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$56,010+27.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$47,480+8.3%
Bend, Oregon$45,900+4.7%
Binghamton, New York$48,670+11.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$53,650+22.4%
Buffalo, New York$52,970+20.8%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$53,940+23.0%
Charleston, West Virginia$57,970+32.2%
Chicago, Illinois$45,220+3.1%
Columbus, Indiana$49,120+12.0%
Dallas, Texas$67,500+54.0%
Deltona, Florida$43,040-1.8%
Detroit, Michigan$57,270+30.6%
Elkhart, Indiana$49,530+13.0%
Elmira, New York$52,410+19.5%
El Paso, Texas$34,150-22.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$43,630-0.5%
Evansville, Indiana$49,430+12.8%
Flint, Michigan$45,560+3.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,370-1.1%
Fresno, California$45,970+4.9%
Glens Falls, New York$44,770+2.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$42,930-2.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$48,240+10.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$48,770+11.2%
Houston, Texas$45,800+4.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$46,620+6.3%
Jackson, Michigan$42,800-2.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$46,350+5.7%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$45,600+4.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$48,660+11.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$53,630+22.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$47,530+8.4%
Lakeland, Florida$42,940-2.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$49,700+13.4%
Lansing, Michigan$46,320+5.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$55,180+25.9%
Longview, Texas$38,800-11.5%
Los Angeles, California$50,420+15.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,720+15.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$51,200+16.8%
Miami, Florida$42,640-2.7%
Monroe, Michigan$48,500+10.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$41,800-4.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$45,410+3.6%
New York, New York$46,980+7.2%
Niles, Michigan$43,120-1.6%
Sarasota, Florida$40,320-8.0%
Orlando, Florida$41,870-4.5%
Oxnard, California$46,420+5.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$42,700-2.6%
Peoria, Illinois$49,490+12.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$47,310+7.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$47,420+8.2%
Portland, Oregon$50,880+16.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$52,630+20.1%
Richmond, Virginia$50,030+14.1%
Riverside, California$45,970+4.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$51,730+18.0%
Rochester, New York$50,160+14.4%
Rockford, Illinois$45,270+3.3%
Sacramento, California$50,340+14.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$55,420+26.4%
San Antonio, Texas$43,230-1.4%
San Diego, California$50,950+16.2%
San Francisco, California$51,830+18.2%
Santa Rosa, California$50,220+14.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$49,700+13.4%
Seattle, Washington$56,200+28.2%
South Bend, Indiana$46,880+6.9%
Spokane, Washington$51,470+17.4%
Stockton, California$44,520+1.6%
Syracuse, New York$49,930+13.9%
Tampa, Florida$42,210-3.7%
Terre Haute, Indiana$51,890+18.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$41,720-4.8%
Utica, New York$56,680+29.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$49,030+11.8%
Waco, Texas$46,530+6.1%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$46,200+5.4%
York, Pennsylvania$50,890+16.1%
Gross salary
43,840/yr
Estimated take-home
35,478/yr
Est. total withheld
19.1%

Single filer, federal + Indiana state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-4081 SOC code
Official area Muncie, IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 34620 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
112,109