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Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other — wages and employment

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other earned a median annual wage of $42,750 in the United States in May 2024, with 20,270 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $42,750SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other earned a median annual wage of $42,750 in the United States in May 2024, with 20,270 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $33,850 or less, the best-paid tenth $62,800 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $41,200 to $42,750, +3.8 %. The best-paying state is Washington at $63,470; the lowest Puerto Rico at $20,840. Among metropolitan areas, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL pays the highest median, $78,960. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Washington$63,470420
New York$62,590120
Alabama$62,310150
Oklahoma$61,440—
Kentucky$52,200160
Massachusetts$51,19030
Indiana$50,890410
Montana$50,54080
Oregon$49,390500
Colorado$49,380250
Utah$49,35060
Illinois$48,010300
Maryland$48,000170
Wisconsin$47,930480
Arizona$47,830330
Missouri$47,390200
Nevada$47,270320
Minnesota$47,160—
New Hampshire$46,360930
New Jersey$46,310120
Iowa$45,730100
Connecticut$45,610270
California$44,8602,490
Arkansas$44,790240
Louisiana$44,200—
Virginia$43,910190
Maine$43,68070
North Carolina$43,330430
Pennsylvania$43,1001,280
Ohio$43,0401,160
South Carolina$41,670740
Vermont$39,86040
Michigan$38,8501,140
Texas$38,7101,500
Georgia$36,2402,020
Florida$36,1401,040
Tennessee$34,4101,460
Puerto Rico$20,84080

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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