Colorado

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Colorado

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$69,780
+33.1% vs national
Hourly Wage
$33.55
 
10th Percentile
$56,230
Entry level
90th Percentile
$91,160
Senior level
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Salary Range

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Colorado earn between $56,230 and $91,160, with a mean of $69,780. The national average for this role is $52,442.

$69,780 mean
10th Percentile$56,23090th Percentile$91,160

How Colorado Compares

LocationMean Salary
Colorado$69,780
National Average$52,442
Massachusetts$60,670
Minnesota$60,380
California$59,980
Maine$59,270
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Data Source

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