The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,560 | 14.44% | 23.94% |
| 2021 | $37,270 | 16.61% | - |
| 2020 | $31,080 | 2.86% | - |
| 2019 | $30,190 | -5.76% | - |
| 2018 | $31,930 | -8.96% | - |
| 2017 | $34,790 | -0.09% | - |
| 2016 | $34,820 | 20.62% | - |
| 2015 | $27,640 | -2.35% | - |
| 2014 | $28,290 | -11.95% | - |
| 2013 | $31,670 | -4.61% | - |
| 2012 | $33,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,560, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Florence-Muscle Shoals (median annual salary of $44,340). Compared with Florence-Muscle Shoals, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham-Hoover is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery |