SOC 51-4199 · Production Occupations

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other wages by metro

National median annual wage

$45,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 15,900.

That median is 9.9% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40	$54,740	$83,870	$83,870
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50	$63,450	$74,050	$85,430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	300	$39,540	$65,760	$110,420
Corpus Christi, TX	50	$43,450	$62,520	$88,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	160	$43,170	$60,430	$86,630
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	330	$38,060	$57,140	$77,320
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	160	$49,090	$54,890	$64,630
Albany, OR	60	$35,720	$54,020	$79,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	70	$47,380	$53,930	$75,690
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	220	$45,170	$53,090	$60,910
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	140	$37,300	$52,880	$52,880
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Not available	$38,160	$52,180	$65,420
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	90	$40,710	$51,690	$86,880
Spartanburg, SC	80	$35,250	$51,500	$63,040
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	170	$33,660	$51,030	$73,030
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	160	$39,510	$50,650	$73,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	330	$39,680	$50,070	$71,650
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	180	$40,320	$50,050	$65,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	50	$38,710	$50,000	$63,950
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	110	$29,420	$49,720	$56,220

Metros with the most Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	980	$36,780	$44,440	$57,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	910	$39,430	$47,860	$68,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	370	$35,610	$48,890	$59,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	370	$40,160	$45,270	$60,020
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	330	$30,280	$38,270	$55,430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	330	$39,680	$50,070	$71,650
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	330	$38,060	$57,140	$77,320
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	300	$39,540	$65,760	$110,420
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	270	$35,560	$39,330	$50,370
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	260	$37,910	$40,650	$52,140
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	220	$45,170	$53,090	$60,910
Knoxville, TN	220	$31,680	$35,530	$45,840
Manchester-Nashua, NH	220	$37,320	$46,930	$59,010
Cleveland, OH	200	$38,220	$45,180	$63,490
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	190	$36,510	$42,950	$59,800
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	180	$40,320	$50,050	$65,990
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	170	$33,660	$51,030	$73,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	170	$29,070	$36,490	$48,330
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	160	$49,090	$54,890	$64,630
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	160	$39,510	$50,650	$73,070

State estimates for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Hawaii	30	$37,440	$78,000	$96,350
Washington	360	$36,210	$65,760	$110,420
Oklahoma	180	$30,710	$65,040	$70,640
Kentucky	200	$48,300	$61,320	$70,390
New York	150	$42,690	$60,740	$81,760
Montana	110	$28,910	$56,740	$68,650
Utah	30	$35,950	$54,940	$78,450
Indiana	250	$40,800	$54,890	$64,630
Alabama	80	$35,030	$54,360	$71,680
New Mexico	40	$44,090	$53,080	$63,040
Colorado	400	$40,960	$52,430	$61,930
Minnesota	110	$41,810	$51,990	$67,110
Virginia	130	$39,370	$51,690	$86,880
Maryland	510	$36,230	$50,280	$71,650
Illinois	170	$38,020	$49,570	$83,870
Oregon	570	$34,880	$49,510	$77,320
Missouri	210	$38,240	$48,920	$63,960
New Hampshire	790	$37,820	$47,830	$61,910
California	1,970	$39,430	$47,380	$70,990
Massachusetts	30	$32,430	$47,060	$97,060
Arizona	100	$42,060	$47,050	$66,510
Iowa	40	$41,310	$46,570	$61,690
South Carolina	400	$35,070	$46,470	$62,870
Nevada	210	$40,130	$46,440	$65,980
Louisiana	210	$38,110	$45,680	$61,270
Texas	1,410	$34,710	$45,560	$59,830
Pennsylvania	800	$36,080	$45,350	$61,620
North Carolina	470	$37,030	$45,190	$59,800
Ohio	790	$40,160	$45,180	$60,710
Wisconsin	470	$39,090	$45,100	$65,890
Georgia	1,730	$33,830	$42,030	$57,340
Maine	60	$35,000	$41,600	$84,010
Arkansas	180	$37,360	$40,570	$65,240
Connecticut	350	$35,240	$40,260	$59,590
Michigan	530	$36,540	$40,110	$55,560
Tennessee	980	$32,760	$36,770	$50,160
Florida	490	$28,690	$36,040	$47,330
New Jersey	Not available	$32,220	$33,790	$48,850
Puerto Rico	40	$21,840	$21,840	$27,470

What is the national median wage for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other is $45,950. Employment is 15,900.

How does Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other is 9.9% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is highest on this page's list at $83,870.