Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Montgomery, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montgomery, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montgomery is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Montgomery, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,490
25th Percentile Wage
$26,710
50th Percentile Wage
$28,720
75th Percentile Wage
$30,730
90th Percentile Wage
$38,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montgomery, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,490.

Median salary trend

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 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$28,720
4.42% 4.42%
2017
$27,450
0.00% -
2012
$27,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Montgomery with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,720, Montgomery is the lowest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Alabama, following city of Florence-Muscle Shoals (median annual salary of $44,340). Compared with the highest paying city Florence-Muscle Shoals, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montgomery is 35.2 percent (35.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$44,340
Birmingham-Hoover
$43,560
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$42,760
Mobile
$41,540
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$37,750
Montgomery
$28,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Montgomery, Alabama.