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Average Mixing And Blending Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders Salary in Lima, OH

Mixing And Blending Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Lima, OH earn a median annual salary of $43,920, which is -10.3% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Lima, OH (metro area).

$43,920
Lima, OH median annual wage
$21/hour median
-10.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,990
180
Local employment
3.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.77
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,960
25th
$43,920
Median
$43,920
75th
$57,500
90th
$77,050

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Lima, OH, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,980
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 95.8%
Rents: 57.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $75,790 Compare 310
Duluth, MN-WI $73,210 Compare 120
Wausau, WI $69,080 Compare 190
Fayetteville, NC $67,500 Compare 100
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $65,790 Compare 70
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,040 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Lima, OH

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Family Medicine Physicians $223,700 1.21
Physicians, All Other $208,000 1.99
Architectural And Engineering Managers $152,770 0.72
Chief Executives $150,740 0.49
Computer And Information Systems Managers $140,030 0.31
Pharmacists $137,460 1.33
Financial Managers $125,380 0.57
Physician Assistants $125,100 2.09

Lima, OH has salary data for 219 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Mixing And Blending Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Lima, OH

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Mixing And Blending Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders are projected to change by -6.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 8,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.