SOC 51-4081 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro

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

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cincinnati, Ohio is $52,340 a year ($25.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,640: half of the 1,680 people in this job in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$52,340average per year

$25.16 / hourMedian $49,640Take-home ≈ $42,296

  • $37K10th
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  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

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

1,680people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#2 of 10Ohio metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Cincinnati

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,740 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cincinnati earn between $39,730 and $59,680.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,340$4,362$25.16
Median$49,640$4,137$23.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,730$3,311$19.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,680$4,973$28.69

*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 Cincinnati vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cincinnati earn 7% more than the Ohio average ($49,000) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Cincinnati$52,340$49,640$37,080$75,7401,680
Ohio$49,000$46,420$34,790$75,17011,170
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 Cincinnati

On the average salary of $52,340, a single filer in Cincinnati takes home about $42,296 a year, or $3,525 a month and $1,627 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IN$42,695$3,558
Working in KY$42,521$3,543
Working in OH$42,296$3,525

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Cincinnati's local income tax (1.8%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Cincinnati area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.4), so the average $52,340 buys what about $54,881 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Cincinnati ($50,170). A typical home costs $311,270, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Cincinnati ranks 2nd of 10 Ohio metro areas for this job; Cleveland pays the most ($54,490).

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

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).

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

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

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

$25.16 an hour on average, and $23.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,296 a year ($3,525 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,340. Includes Cincinnati's local income tax (1.8%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is 5% more 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (17140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Includes Cincinnati's local income tax (1.8%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.91, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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