SOC 51-4081 · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro

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

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hagerstown, Maryland is $48,240 a year ($23.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,310: half of the 100 people in this job in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$48,240average per year

$23.19 / hourMedian $44,310Take-home ≈ $38,861

  • $40K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

100people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Maryland metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Hagerstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,670 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hagerstown earn between $44,310 and $53,860.

  • $40K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,240$4,020$23.19
Median$44,310$3,692$21.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,310$3,692$21.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,860$4,488$25.89

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Hagerstown vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hagerstown earn 9% less than the Maryland average ($53,010) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hagerstown$48,240$44,310$39,560$56,670100
Maryland$53,010$51,780$41,740$65,050400
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Hagerstown

On the average salary of $48,240, a single filer in Hagerstown takes home about $38,861 a year, or $3,238 a month and $1,495 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WV$39,571$3,298
Working in MD$38,861$3,238

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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Is Hagerstown a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hagerstown area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.2), so the average $48,240 buys what about $51,226 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Hagerstown ($47,440). A typical home costs $324,997, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Hagerstown ranks 2nd of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job; Baltimore pays the most ($56,010).

All Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries in Maryland

Highest-paying cities for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Hagerstown: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Hagerstown?

$23.19 an hour on average, and $21.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Hagerstown?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Hagerstown?

About $38,861 a year ($3,238 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,240. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Hagerstown than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

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; area Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV (25180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.0%.
  • 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.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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