Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in West Virginia

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia earn the most in Charleston (average $57,970 a year) and the least in Morgantown ($41,800), across the 2 West Virginia metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $65,210 and the median at $76,080 for 1,920 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $50,030.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in West Virginia

Charleston$57,970
Morgantown$41,800

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Charleston	$57,970	$71,470	$36,920	$46,978	89
Morgantown	$41,800	$42,240	$35,610	$34,666	93

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

More about pay in West Virginia

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.
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.

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