Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tucson, Arizona

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lathe and turning machine tool 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tucson, Arizona

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,640
25th Percentile Wage
$33,080
50th Percentile Wage
$37,530
75th Percentile Wage
$46,190
90th Percentile Wage
$57,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $57,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,640.

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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$37,530
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$37,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool 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 $37,530, Tucson is the second highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (median annual salary of $56,610). Compared with Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tucson is 33.7 percent (33.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
$56,610
Tucson
$37,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Tucson, Arizona.