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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California (2025)

Official BLS OEWS data · May 2025 · 770 employed

Annual Mean
$54,080
$26.00/hr
Annual Median
$50,150
$24.11/hr
Bottom 10%
$42,950
$20.65/hr
Top 10%
$69,670
$33.50/hr
Location vs National Average
California
$54,080
Difference
+7.2% vs US avg
US National
$50,450

Salary Percentile Breakdown

PercentileAnnual
10th Percentile
Bottom 10%
$42,950
25th Percentile
Lower quarter
$47,280
50th PercentileMedian
Median
$50,150
75th Percentile
Upper quarter
$59,560
90th Percentile
Top 10%
$69,670

Salary Distribution

Annual Salary Range

10th

$43K

25th

$47K

Median

$50K

75th

$60K

90th

$70K

California has a relatively small Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic workforce (approximately 770 positions). Job opportunities may be more competitive.

In California, Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries range from $42,950 at the 10th percentile to $69,670 at the 90th percentile — a spread of $26,720 (53% of the median). This relatively narrow range suggests more consistent pay across employers in this area.

Top Paying Cities in California

Metro areas with highest Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic wages

How Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Compares in California

The average Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary of $54,080 in California ranks above the national average of $50,450. There are approximately 770 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics employed in California.

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.