SOC 51-4081 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Baltimore, MD

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baltimore, Maryland is $56,010 a year ($26.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,860: half of the 160 people in this job in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$56,010average per year

$26.93 / hourMedian $53,860Take-home ≈ $44,735

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Maryland metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,010 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baltimore earn between $46,260 and $65,040.

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,010$4,668$26.93
Median$53,860$4,488$25.89
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,260$3,855$22.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,040$5,420$31.27

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Baltimore vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baltimore earn 6% more than the Maryland average ($53,010) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Baltimore$56,010$53,860$46,140$73,010160
Maryland$53,010$51,780$41,740$65,050400
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Baltimore

On the average salary of $56,010, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $44,735 a year, or $3,728 a month and $1,721 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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Is Baltimore a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $56,010 buys what about $53,605 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Maryland cities

Baltimore ranks 1st of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries in Maryland

Highest-paying cities for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Baltimore: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Baltimore?

$26.93 an hour on average, and $25.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Baltimore?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Baltimore?

About $44,735 a year ($3,728 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,010. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Baltimore than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4081; area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (12580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.15, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.15).

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