Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tucson, Arizona

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson 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 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tucson, Arizona

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,980
25th Percentile Wage
$22,110
50th Percentile Wage
$23,980
75th Percentile Wage
$26,600
90th Percentile Wage
$37,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,980.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$23,980
2.21% -15.43%
2015
$23,450
0.26% -
2014
$23,390
-26.25% -
2013
$29,530
6.26% -
2012
$27,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tucson with Other Arizona Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,980, Tucson is the lowest paying city for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Arizona, following city of Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (median annual salary of $45,360). Compared with the highest paying city Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson is 47.1 percent (47.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
$45,360
Lake Havasu City-Kingman
$34,710
Tucson
$23,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Tucson, Arizona.