Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,110
25th Percentile Wage
$22,040
50th Percentile Wage
$27,180
75th Percentile Wage
$34,630
90th Percentile Wage
$43,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,110.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$27,180
-0.22% 1.95%
2013
$27,240
2.17% -
2012
$26,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,180, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the lowest paying city for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California, following city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary of $45,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that in the highest paying city Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$45,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$45,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$44,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$38,980
Modesto
$38,710
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$38,100
Stockton
$37,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$37,370
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,860
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$36,660
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$36,150
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$35,580
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,430
Fresno
$33,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$31,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$31,550
Visalia-Porterville
$30,420
Madera-Chowchilla
$29,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$27,350
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$27,180