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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 37 states

$48,912
National Average (Median)
$61,990
Highest: Washington
$35,180
Lowest: Louisiana

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State

Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$35,180
$61,990

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $46,920 AZ $50,660 AR $37,590 CA $50,150 CO $58,300 CT $44,350 FL $47,370 GA $44,050 IL $45,340 IN $46,860 IA $49,760 KS $47,500 KY $47,090 LA $35,180 ME $45,590 MA $49,280 MI $50,560 MN $41,100 MS $46,630 MO $47,980 NE $48,120 NH $52,250 NJ $49,640 NY $52,940 NC $46,660 OH $52,880 OK $51,680 OR $60,280 PA $48,800 SC $46,750 TN $54,930 TX $41,690 UT $47,860 VA $55,070 WA $61,990 WV $56,880 WI $49,100

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$61,990
#2
Oregon
$60,280
#3
Colorado
$58,300
#4
West Virginia
$56,880
#5
Virginia
$55,070

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in All 37 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $61,990 $68,250 140
2 Oregon $60,280 $62,960 240
3 Colorado $58,300 $59,870 100
4 West Virginia $56,880 $53,140 70
5 Virginia $55,070 $58,760 190
6 Tennessee $54,930 $50,970 670
7 New York $52,940 $53,020 280
8 Ohio $52,880 $54,860 1,040
9 New Hampshire $52,250 $54,920 90
10 Oklahoma $51,680 $54,350 120
11 Arizona $50,660 $52,190 160
12 Michigan $50,560 $52,150 1,190
13 California $50,150 $54,080 770
14 Iowa $49,760 $49,640 120
15 New Jersey $49,640 $51,710 440
16 Massachusetts $49,280 $57,430 250
17 Wisconsin $49,100 $52,230 470
18 Pennsylvania $48,800 $50,090 1,520
19 Nebraska $48,120 $47,110 50
20 Missouri $47,980 $49,830 140
21 Utah $47,860 $48,250 90
22 Kansas $47,500 $53,800 50
23 Florida $47,370 $48,560 150
24 Kentucky $47,090 $48,740 340
25 Alabama $46,920 $51,200 170
26 Indiana $46,860 $47,070 990
27 South Carolina $46,750 $46,770 290
28 North Carolina $46,660 $47,120 320
29 Mississippi $46,630 $48,780 80
30 Maine $45,590 $50,160 40
31 Illinois $45,340 $48,160 850
32 Connecticut $44,350 $47,200 320
33 Georgia $44,050 $47,230 250
34 Texas $41,690 $45,250 1,450
35 Minnesota $41,100 $45,770 90
36 Arkansas $37,590 $40,810 200
37 Louisiana $35,180 $37,400 N/A

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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