Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary — Columbus, Indiana

The average Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, Indiana earns $40,090 a year.

$40,090 / year, mean
↓ 23.2% below national average 25th percentile in Indiana

Columbus pays below most of Indiana for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
180
Estimate confidence
RSE 15.8%
Cost of living 93 #126 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $277,164 #119 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,365 #50 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Columbus ranks #126 for cost of living and #119 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $72,030 Albany $65,720 Beaumont $65,670 San Francisco $63,840 Portland $62,830 San Diego $60,320 Peoria $56,990 Pittsburgh $55,060 Reading $54,870 Muskegon $54,750 York $54,640 Indianapolis $54,140 Monroe $54,110 Dallas $53,850 Virginia Beach $53,840 Philadelphia $53,640 Detroit $52,820 Richmond $52,640 New York $52,590 Los Angeles $52,540 Rochester $51,530 Saginaw $51,010 Louisville $50,980 Riverside $50,740 Miami $49,720 Allentown $49,300 Grand Rapids $49,300 Buffalo $48,980 South Bend $48,970 Lansing $48,700 Erie $48,350 Chicago $47,550 Houston $46,830 Rockford $44,600 Fort Wayne $43,950 San Antonio $41,230 Columbus $40,090
CityMean salaryvs. Columbus
Albany, Oregon$65,720+63.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$49,300+23.0%
Beaumont, Texas$65,670+63.8%
Buffalo, New York$48,980+22.2%
Chicago, Illinois$47,550+18.6%
Dallas, Texas$53,850+34.3%
Detroit, Michigan$52,820+31.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$48,350+20.6%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,950+9.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$49,300+23.0%
Houston, Texas$46,830+16.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$54,140+35.0%
Lansing, Michigan$48,700+21.5%
Los Angeles, California$52,540+31.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,980+27.2%
Miami, Florida$49,720+24.0%
Monroe, Michigan$54,110+35.0%
Muskegon, Michigan$54,750+36.6%
New York, New York$52,590+31.2%
Peoria, Illinois$56,990+42.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$53,640+33.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$55,060+37.3%
Portland, Oregon$62,830+56.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$54,870+36.9%
Richmond, Virginia$52,640+31.3%
Riverside, California$50,740+26.6%
Rochester, New York$51,530+28.5%
Rockford, Illinois$44,600+11.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$51,010+27.2%
San Antonio, Texas$41,230+2.8%
San Diego, California$60,320+50.5%
San Francisco, California$63,840+59.2%
Seattle, Washington$72,030+79.7%
South Bend, Indiana$48,970+22.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$53,840+34.3%
York, Pennsylvania$54,640+36.3%
Gross salary
40,090/yr
Estimated take-home
32,536/yr
Est. total withheld
18.8%

Single filer, federal + Indiana state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-4191 SOC code
Official area Columbus, IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 18020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Indiana

Population (metro area)
82,881