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Average Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic Salary in Indiana

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Indiana earn a median annual salary of $45,430, which is -9.4% compared to the national median. There are 2,750 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Indiana (state).

$45,430
Indiana median annual wage
$22/hour median
-9.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,140
2,750
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.29
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,860
25th
$41,160
Median
$45,430
75th
$56,160
90th
$64,240

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 Indiana, 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
93.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,677
Goods: 95.5%
Services: 85.5%
Rents: 73.9%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Iowa $72,670 Compare 660
Pennsylvania $66,970 Compare 3,070
Vermont $66,240 Compare 40
Washington $63,560 Compare 350
Maryland $61,470 Compare 310
New York $60,890 Compare 420

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 Indiana

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $588,890 0.39
Surgeons, All Other $459,300 0.82
Radiologists $430,640 1.24
Anesthesiologists $394,060 1.83
Physicians, All Other $366,190 0.96
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $351,990 0.99
Emergency Medicine Physicians $347,060 1.73
Physicians, Pathologists $340,300 1.67

Indiana has salary data for 761 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Indiana

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic are projected to change by -8.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,900 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.