Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN), the median pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $21.43 an hour ($44,580 a year). About 1,060 people work in this job there.

$21.43Median hourly pay

$38,570–$49,730Middle half of workers, yearly

1,060People in this job in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN)

That is 6% lower than the U.S. median ($47,180). It is about the same as the Indiana median ($45,100).

Pay range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN)

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$17.34	$36,060
25% of workers	$18.55	$38,570
Half of workers (median)	$21.43	$44,580
75% of workers	$23.91	$49,730
90% of workers	$29.58	$61,530

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Indiana metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Terre Haute	$54,050	260
Bloomington	$49,130	60
Elkhart-Goshen	$47,940	290
Columbus	$47,320	440
Evansville	$47,260	170
South Bend-Mishawaka	$46,560	220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (this page)	$44,580	1,060
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$44,430	80
Fort Wayne	$43,300	390
Muncie	$43,050	50

Indiana unemployment rate: 3.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: 6 months to 1 year (O*NET)
Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +0.6% over ten years, little or no change · about 11,600 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN)

Job	Median yearly pay
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$66,860
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,250
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,740
Machinists	$50,610
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,070
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,880

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