SOC 51-4023 · Tulsa, OK metro

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tulsa, OK

The average salary for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $49,710 a year ($23.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,900: half of the 150 people in this job in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,220).

$49,710average per year

$23.90 / hourMedian $48,900Take-home ≈ $40,431

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $59K90th

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

150people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,290 or more. The middle half of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tulsa earn between $48,400 and $55,470.

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,710$4,142$23.90
Median$48,900$4,075$23.51
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,400$4,033$23.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,470$4,622$26.67

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

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

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tulsa earn 8% more than the Oklahoma average ($45,980) and 7% 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
Tulsa$49,710$48,900$40,290$59,290150
Oklahoma$45,980$48,330$34,670$57,420290
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 Tulsa

On the average salary of $49,710, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $40,431 a year, or $3,369 a month and $1,555 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $49,710 buys what about $55,720 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in nearby metro areas

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).

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city

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

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

$23.90 an hour on average, and $23.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,431 a year ($3,369 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,710.

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

The average here is 7% 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 Tulsa, OK (46140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.96, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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