How much do Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $32,220 and the 90th percentile is $49,140. The difference is $16,920, which is 50.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,790 to the 75th at $47,050, covers $13,260.

The mean annual wage is $40,680, which sits above the median of $33,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $45,950 for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,019, which is 34.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 44.4% lower than the New York median of $60,740.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other at $30,019 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 13th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Haven, CT is 63 miles away, with a median of $38,240. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,573, against $30,019 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 66 miles away, with a median of $38,720 and employment of 120. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,806, against $30,019 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 93 miles away, with a median of $42,130 and employment of 80. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,004, against $30,019 here.