Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois
Local pay for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4034
$54,930
median pay, Illinois
1,260
employed in Illinois
+8.5%
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 Illinois
Illinois · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois earn between $44,550 and $57,330 a year; the U.S. median is $50,620.
$35,990
P10
$44,550
P25
$54,930
MEDIAN
$57,330
P75
$62,830
P90
Pay by metro in Illinois