The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salinas 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 | $30,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,070.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,030 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salinas is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuba City.