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

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Mississippi earn the most in Gulfport (average $39,200 a year) and the least in Hattiesburg ($35,140), across the 3 Mississippi metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $36,950 and the median at $36,330 for 1,070 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 Mississippi

Gulfport$39,200
Jackson$35,870
Hattiesburg$35,140

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Gulfport	$39,200	$40,970	$34,210	$32,841	90
Jackson	$35,870	$37,920	$32,210	$30,299	89
Hattiesburg	$35,140	$34,790	$28,580	$29,741	88

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer. 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

More about pay in Mississippi

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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