Kentucky

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

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$47,600
-9.2% vs national
Hourly Wage
$22.88
 
10th Percentile
$35,720
Entry level
90th Percentile
$62,530
Senior level
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Salary Range

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kentucky earn between $35,720 and $62,530, with a mean of $47,600. The national average for this role is $52,442.

$47,600 mean
10th Percentile$35,72090th Percentile$62,530

How Kentucky Compares

LocationMean Salary
Kentucky$47,600
National Average$52,442
Colorado$69,780
Massachusetts$60,670
Minnesota$60,380
California$59,980
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Data Source

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