Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Maine

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Maine earn the most in Portland (average $50,740 a year) and the least in Lewiston ($41,430), across the 2 Maine metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $46,920 and the median at $46,710 for 300 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $50,030.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in Maine

Portland$50,740
Lewiston$41,430

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Portland	$50,740	$48,050	$47,940	$41,202	102
Lewiston	$41,430	$39,400	$36,960	$34,284	95

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other states

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4081.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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