What are the main factors that influence an Injection Molding Machine Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Injection Molding Machine Operator?

The MFG Nondurable industry offers the highest average compensation for Injection Molding Machine Operator roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Injection Molding Machine Operator's salary?

An Injection Molding Machine Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,048 for beginners, reaching about $43,753 at mid-level, and approach $44,143 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Injection Molding Machine Operator?

Injection Molding Machine Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Injection Molding Machine Operator roles are District of Columbia $48,971, California $48,785, Massachusetts $48,135. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Injection Molding Machine Operator roles make?

Salaries for Injection Molding Machine Operator level roles vary by specialization: Injection Molding Engineer: $77,479; Plastic Injection Molding Operator III: $56,700; Injection Molding Machine Operator III: $56,677; Plastic Injection Molding Operator II: $48,600; Injection Molding Machine Operator II: $48,520.

Injection Molding Machine Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Injection Molding Machine Operator make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Injection Molding Machine Operator in Vermont is $43,411 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, an Injection Molding Machine Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,120
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,101 to $46,923
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,088

10% $37,088

50% (Median) $43,411

90% $50,120

Injection Molding Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,923	$3,910	$902	$23
Average	$43,411	$3,618	$835	$21
25th Percentile	$40,101	$3,342	$771	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Injection Molding Machine Operator Salaries

An Injection Molding Machine Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Injection Molding Machine Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Injection Molding Machine Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,048
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,167
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,753
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,899
Expert (over 8 years): $44,143

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Injection Molding Machine Operator	less than 1 year	$42,048
Early Career Level Injection Molding Machine Operator	1-2 years	$43,167
Mid-Level Level Injection Molding Machine Operator	2-4 years	$43,753
Senior-Level Level Injection Molding Machine Operator	5-8 years	$43,899
Expert Level Injection Molding Machine Operator	over 8 years	$44,143

How Do Injection Molding Machine Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Injection Molding Machine Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,971.
California: $48,785.
Massachusetts: $48,135.

District of Columbia $48,971 California $48,785 Massachusetts $48,135 Washington $47,958 New Jersey $47,940 Alaska $47,878 Connecticut $47,268 New York $47,020

Hawaii $46,229 Rhode Island $45,857 Maryland $45,605 Minnesota $45,260 Colorado $45,127 Illinois $45,083 Oregon $44,915 Delaware $44,791

New Hampshire $44,713 Virginia $44,539 Pennsylvania $44,030 Nevada $43,774 North Dakota $43,690 Michigan $43,557 Wisconsin $43,509 Vermont $43,411

Texas $43,141 Maine $43,124 Arizona $43,097 Ohio $43,066 Georgia $42,659 Indiana $42,456 Wyoming $42,416 Utah $42,354

Iowa $42,328 Kansas $42,115 Louisiana $42,053 North Carolina $42,031 Missouri $42,022 Florida $41,850 Montana $41,757 Nebraska $41,669

Kentucky $41,620 South Carolina $41,443 Tennessee $41,332 Idaho $41,288 New Mexico $40,965 Oklahoma $40,895 Alabama $40,634 South Dakota $40,196

Arkansas $39,957 West Virginia $39,829 Mississippi $39,444

Top Paying Cities for Injection Molding Machine Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $44,435
Barre: $44,502
Cabot: $44,404

Adamant, VT $44,435

Barre, VT $44,502

Cabot, VT $44,404

Calais, VT $44,443

East Barre, VT $44,434

East Calais, VT $44,435

East Montpelier, VT $44,465

Eden, VT $44,406

Eden Mills, VT $44,366

Graniteville, VT $44,499

Hyde Park, VT $44,471

Johnson, VT $44,528

Lake Elmore, VT $44,422

Marshfield, VT $44,412

Moretown, VT $44,531

Morrisville, VT $44,525

Moscow, VT $44,548

Northfield, VT $44,476

Northfield Falls, VT $44,684

North Hyde Park, VT $44,468

North Montpelier, VT $44,424

Plainfield, VT $44,417

Roxbury, VT $44,342

South Barre, VT $44,554

Waterbury, VT $44,544

Stowe, VT $44,550

Waitsfield, VT $44,525

Warren, VT $44,442

Washington, VT $44,355

Waterbury Center, VT $44,542

Websterville, VT $44,492

Williamstown, VT $44,440

Wolcott, VT $44,416

Woodbury, VT $44,372

Worcester, VT $44,417

Rutland, VT $44,415

Belmont, VT $44,278

Benson, VT $44,278

Bomoseen, VT $44,348

Brandon, VT $44,380

Bridport, VT $44,385

Castleton, VT $44,356

Center Rutland, VT $44,387

Chittenden, VT $44,284

Cuttingsville, VT $44,269

Danby, VT $44,344

East Middlebury, VT $44,410

East Poultney, VT $44,349

East Wallingford, VT $44,301

Fair Haven, VT $44,317

Florence, VT $44,302

Forest Dale, VT $44,382

Gaysville, VT $44,100

Granville, VT $44,309

Hancock, VT $44,302

Hydeville, VT $44,353

Killington, VT $44,297

Middlebury, VT $44,478

Middletown Springs, VT $44,325

Mount Holly, VT $44,284

North Clarendon, VT $44,349

Orwell, VT $44,344

Pawlet, VT $44,360

Pittsfield, VT $44,322

Pittsford, VT $44,365

Poultney, VT $44,356

Proctor, VT $44,406

Ripton, VT $44,354

Rochester, VT $44,331

Rupert, VT $44,327

Salisbury, VT $44,398

Shoreham, VT $44,360

Stockbridge, VT $44,281

Wallingford, VT $44,305

Wells, VT $44,362

West Pawlet, VT $44,377

West Rupert, VT $44,367

West Rutland, VT $44,340

Whiting, VT $44,362

Saint Johnsbury, VT $44,410

Albany, VT $44,384

Barnet, VT $44,362

Barton, VT $44,379

Beebe Plain, VT $44,392

Concord, VT $44,320

Coventry, VT $44,444

Craftsbury, VT $44,397

Craftsbury Common, VT $44,399

Danville, VT $44,372

Derby, VT $44,392

Derby Line, VT $44,359

East Burke, VT $44,358

East Charleston, VT $44,362

East Hardwick, VT $44,386

East Haven, VT $44,261

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $44,409

Glover, VT $44,366

Granby, VT $44,207

Greensboro, VT $44,351

Greensboro Bend, VT $44,379

Hardwick, VT $44,428

Irasburg, VT $44,368

Island Pond, VT $44,295

Lowell, VT $44,353

Lower Waterford, VT $44,404

Lyndon, VT $44,396

Lyndon Center, VT $44,446

Lyndonville, VT $44,398

Morgan, VT $44,318

Newport, VT $44,419

Newport Center, VT $44,362

North Concord, VT $44,246

North Troy, VT $44,368

Orleans, VT $44,352

Passumpsic, VT $44,412

Peacham, VT $44,323

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $44,413

Sheffield, VT $44,335

Sutton, VT $44,331

Troy, VT $44,373

West Burke, VT $44,361

West Charleston, VT $44,340

West Danville, VT $44,375

Westfield, VT $44,339

West Glover, VT $44,370

Averill, VT $44,111

Beecher Falls, VT $44,398

Canaan, VT $44,287

Gilman, VT $44,482

Guildhall, VT $44,229

Lunenburg, VT $44,325

Norton, VT $44,200

North Bennington, VT $44,693

North Pownal, VT $44,784

Pownal, VT $44,809

White River Junction, VT $44,404

Ascutney, VT $44,425

Barnard, VT $44,303

Bethel, VT $44,330

Bradford, VT $44,377

Bridgewater, VT $44,348

Bridgewater Corners, VT $44,260

Brookfield, VT $44,374

Brownsville, VT $44,349

Chelsea, VT $44,348

Corinth, VT $44,336

East Corinth, VT $44,355

East Randolph, VT $44,363

East Ryegate, VT $44,325

East Thetford, VT $44,379

Fairlee, VT $44,332

Groton, VT $44,344

Hartford, VT $44,519

Hartland, VT $44,364

Hartland Four Corners, VT $44,362

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $44,476

Newbury, VT $44,338

North Hartland, VT $44,395

North Pomfret, VT $44,319

North Thetford, VT $44,379

Norwich, VT $44,370

Plymouth, VT $44,229

Post Mills, VT $44,369

Quechee, VT $44,415

Randolph, VT $44,407

Randolph Center, VT $44,384

Reading, VT $44,265

Sharon, VT $44,329

South Pomfret, VT $44,287

South Royalton, VT $44,342

South Ryegate, VT $44,351

South Strafford, VT $44,340

South Woodstock, VT $44,276

Strafford, VT $44,302

Taftsville, VT $44,418

Thetford, VT $44,379

Thetford Center, VT $44,333

Topsham, VT $44,320

Tunbridge, VT $44,328

Vershire, VT $44,307

Wells River, VT $44,354

West Fairlee, VT $44,436

West Hartford, VT $44,320

West Newbury, VT $44,337

West Topsham, VT $44,355

Wilder, VT $44,521

Windsor, VT $44,382

Woodstock, VT $44,327

Bellows Falls, VT $44,489

Cambridgeport, VT $44,438

Cavendish, VT $44,291

Chester, VT $44,335

Chester Depot, VT $44,319

Grafton, VT $44,301

Londonderry, VT $44,381

Ludlow, VT $44,314

North Springfield, VT $44,468

Perkinsville, VT $44,348

Peru, VT $44,334

Proctorsville, VT $44,298

Saxtons River, VT $44,480

South Londonderry, VT $44,408

Springfield, VT $44,447

Westminster, VT $44,489

Westminster Station, VT $44,492

Weston, VT $44,289

Shaftsbury, VT $44,640

Brattleboro, VT $44,580

Bondville, VT $44,395

East Dover, VT $44,486

Jacksonville, VT $44,597

Jamaica, VT $44,396

Marlboro, VT $44,801

Newfane, VT $44,456

Putney, VT $44,447

Readsboro, VT $44,806

South Newfane, VT $44,472

Stamford, VT $44,774

Townshend, VT $44,416

Vernon, VT $44,716

Wardsboro, VT $44,448

West Dover, VT $44,521

West Dummerston, VT $44,467

West Halifax, VT $44,536

West Townshend, VT $44,356

West Wardsboro, VT $44,357

Whitingham, VT $44,582

Williamsville, VT $44,467

Wilmington, VT $44,555

Burlington, VT $44,676

South Burlington, VT $44,674

Winooski, VT $44,676

Colchester, VT $44,676

Alburgh, VT $44,453

Bakersfield, VT $44,519

Belvidere Center, VT $44,358

Bristol, VT $44,528

Cambridge, VT $44,582

Charlotte, VT $44,616

East Berkshire, VT $44,476

East Fairfield, VT $44,543

Enosburg Falls, VT $44,420

Essex, VT $44,642

Essex Junction, VT $44,645

Fairfax, VT $44,585

Fairfield, VT $44,542

Ferrisburgh, VT $44,566

Franklin, VT $44,422

Grand Isle, VT $44,589

Highgate Center, VT $44,460

Highgate Springs, VT $44,482

Hinesburg, VT $44,615

Huntington, VT $44,581

Isle La Motte, VT $44,509

Jeffersonville, VT $44,551

Jericho, VT $44,605

Jonesville, VT $44,614

Milton, VT $44,626

Monkton, VT $44,579

Montgomery, VT $44,420

Montgomery Center, VT $44,366

New Haven, VT $44,523

North Ferrisburgh, VT $44,586

North Hero, VT $44,542

Richford, VT $44,412

Richmond, VT $44,610

Saint Albans, VT $44,562

Saint Albans Bay, VT $44,556

Shelburne, VT $44,656

Sheldon, VT $44,509

Sheldon Springs, VT $44,618

South Hero, VT $44,629

Starksboro, VT $44,555

Swanton, VT $44,501

Underhill, VT $44,595

Underhill Center, VT $44,596

Vergennes, VT $44,509

Waterville, VT $44,525

Westford, VT $44,617

Williston, VT $44,651

Montpelier, VT $44,495

Bennington, VT $44,726

Arlington, VT $44,569

Dorset, VT $44,395

East Arlington, VT $44,379

East Dorset, VT $44,396

Manchester, VT $44,516

Manchester Center, VT $44,487

Injection Molding Machine Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Injection Molding Machine Operator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 25% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Nondurable, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Injection Molding Machine Operator positions in Biotechnology typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Injection Molding Machine Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Injection Molding Machine Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$47,752	$23.0	10%
MFG Durable	$45,582	$22.0	5%

Injection Molding Machine Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Injection Molding Machine Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$40,101

Average $43,411/year

$46,923

$3,342

Average $3,618/month

$3,910

$771

Average $835/week

$902

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,923	$3,910	$902	$23
Average	$43,411	$3,618	$835	$21
25th Percentile	$40,101	$3,342	$771	$19

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