Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California
Local pay for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4034
$60,180
median pay, California
2,600
employed in California
+18.9%
vs U.S. median
-13.6%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California earn between $48,130 and $68,740 a year; the U.S. median is $50,620.
$43,480
P10
$48,130
P25
$60,180
MEDIAN
$68,740
P75
$79,690
P90
Pay by metro in California
$74,420
$61,050
$60,190
$60,110
$57,990
$57,010
$48,320
$20k $60k $100k