SOC 51-4023 · Youngstown-Warren, OH metro

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Youngstown, OH

The average salary for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Youngstown, Ohio is $51,390 a year ($24.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,910: half of the 160 people in this job in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,220).

$51,390average per year

$24.71 / hourMedian $50,910Take-home ≈ $41,088

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $64K90th

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

160people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Ohio metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Youngstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,110 or more. The middle half of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Youngstown earn between $47,240 and $57,330.

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,390$4,282$24.71
Median$50,910$4,242$24.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,240$3,937$22.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,330$4,778$27.56

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

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Youngstown vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Youngstown earn about the same as the Ohio average ($52,170) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($53,220). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $50,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Youngstown$51,390$50,910$40,000$64,110160
Ohio$52,170$50,030$39,220$67,6401,310
United States$53,220$50,140$37,690$70,31025,250

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

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Youngstown

On the average salary of $51,390, a single filer in Youngstown takes home about $41,088 a year, or $3,424 a month and $1,580 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Youngstown's local income tax (2.75%); 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 Youngstown a good place for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Youngstown area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.4), so the average $51,390 buys what about $58,803 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Youngstown ($43,800). A typical home costs $175,405, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Youngstown ranks 1st of 5 Ohio metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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

Decatur, AL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($88,880).

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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Youngstown: questions

How much do rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Youngstown?

$24.71 an hour on average, and $24.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Youngstown?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Youngstown?

About $41,088 a year ($3,424 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,390. Includes Youngstown's local income tax (2.75%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Youngstown than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,220).

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 51-4023; area Youngstown-Warren, OH (49660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 Youngstown's local income tax (2.75%); 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 6.02, this job is 6.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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