SOC 51-4081 · York-Hanover, PA metro

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

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in York, Pennsylvania is $50,890 a year ($24.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,000: half of the 320 people in this job in the York-Hanover, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$50,890average per year

$24.47 / hourMedian $49,000Take-home ≈ $41,508

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $62K90th

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

320people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 13Pennsylvania metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,390 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in York earn between $43,910 and $58,210.

  • $38K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,890$4,241$24.47
Median$49,000$4,083$23.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,910$3,659$21.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,210$4,851$27.99

*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 York vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in York earn 4% more than the Pennsylvania average ($48,770) and about the same as the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
York$50,890$49,000$38,190$62,390320
Pennsylvania$48,770$48,070$34,880$60,7407,960
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 York

On the average salary of $50,890, a single filer in York takes home about $41,508 a year, or $3,459 a month and $1,596 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the York area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $50,890 buys what about $53,010 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in York ($48,170). A typical home costs $309,967, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

York ranks 3rd of 13 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Chambersburg pays the most ($53,940).

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

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 York: questions

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

$24.47 an hour on average, and $23.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,508 a year ($3,459 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,890. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 York-Hanover, PA (49620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.18, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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