Kentucky

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kentucky

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$50,780
-0.7% vs national
Hourly Wage
$24.41
 
10th Percentile
$46,460
Entry level
90th Percentile
$53,350
Senior level
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Salary Range

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kentucky earn between $46,460 and $53,350, with a mean of $50,780. The national average for this role is $51,144.

$50,780 mean
10th Percentile$46,46090th Percentile$53,350

How Kentucky Compares

LocationMean Salary
Kentucky$50,780
National Average$51,144
Virginia$72,620
Massachusetts$70,100
Idaho$66,920
Florida$59,950
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Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Kentucky. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.