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Plater helper salary

Average plater helper salary

$35,749

$17.19 hourly rate

Entry-level plater helper salary
$19,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025
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Average plater helper salary by state

Highest paying states for plater helpers

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Maine$46,720$22.46
2Alaska$47,900$23.03
3Pennsylvania$48,679$23.40
4Wisconsin$46,387$22.30
5Connecticut$52,254$25.12
6North Dakota$45,627$21.94
7New Jersey$45,430$21.84
8New Hampshire$45,652$21.95
9Vermont$41,699$20.05
10Ohio$40,454$19.45
11Minnesota$42,406$20.39
12Michigan$41,411$19.91
13Louisiana$38,592$18.55
14Arizona$41,764$20.08
15Maryland$46,142$22.18
16New York$44,422$21.36
17North Carolina$36,966$17.77
18South Carolina$36,639$17.61
19Massachusetts$43,787$21.05
20Illinois$40,668$19.55
21Rhode Island$39,607$19.04
22California$42,317$20.34
23Montana$36,341$17.47
24Iowa$35,341$16.99
25District of Columbia$45,811$22.02
26Kentucky$34,455$16.56
27South Dakota$37,097$17.84
28Nevada$37,759$18.15
29Delaware$40,036$19.25
30Alabama$35,392$17.02
31Idaho$37,275$17.92
32Nebraska$35,588$17.11
33Virginia$36,215$17.41
34Washington$36,836$17.71
35Tennessee$31,963$15.37
36Wyoming$35,920$17.27
37Utah$33,486$16.10
38Kansas$34,988$16.82
39Hawaii$37,440$18.00
40Georgia$33,692$16.20
41Oregon$32,420$15.59
42Texas$30,808$14.81
43Florida$29,190$14.03
44West Virginia$32,356$15.56
45Missouri$33,957$16.33
46Oklahoma$33,919$16.31
47Arkansas$32,661$15.70
48Indiana$32,215$15.49
49Colorado$30,577$14.70
50Mississippi$30,439$14.63
51New Mexico$27,481$13.21

Plater helper salary details

A plater helper's salary ranges from $19,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $65,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average plater helper salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a plater helper's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$65,000$5,417$31
75th Percentile$49,000$4,083$24
Average$35,749$2,979$17
25th Percentile$26,000$2,167$13
10th Percentile$19,000$1,583$9

Highest paying plater helper jobs

The highest paying types of plater helpers are production specialist, hand former helper, and freelance production assistant.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Line Up Worker$27,868$2,322$13.4078,644
Woodworking Shop Hand$31,846$2,654$15.3114,926
Assembly Line Worker$27,929$2,327$13.4388,030
Production Line Worker$28,844$2,404$13.87123,921
Labour Worker$30,080$2,507$14.4685,623
Generator Worker$32,651$2,721$15.7076,094

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$38,000$37,600$37,200$36,800$36,400$36,000
MaleFemale

Plater helper salary trends

The average plater helper salary has risen by $9,354 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average plater helper earned $26,395 annually, but today, they earn $35,749 a year. That works out to a 23% change in pay for plater helpers over the last decade.

Compare plater helper salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average plater helper salary over time

Compare plater helper salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Plater helper salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2026$35,700$17.19+4.6%
2025$34,100$16.40+4.7%
2024$32,500$15.63+6.0%
2023$30,600$14.69+4.8%
2022$29,100$13.99+3.5%

Recently added plater helper salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
Amphenol AerospaceProduction Plater-HelperSidney, NY10/24/2024$52,321

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