Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,560
25th Percentile Wage
$26,970
50th Percentile Wage
$38,710
75th Percentile Wage
$53,210
90th Percentile Wage
$60,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,560.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$38,710
-0.49% 15.84%
2016
$38,900
18.02% -
2015
$31,890
-7.71% -
2014
$34,350
6.35% -
2013
$32,170
-1.27% -
2012
$32,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,710 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$55,410
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$54,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$53,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$43,980
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$43,160
Vallejo-Fairfield
$41,130
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$39,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$38,710
Fresno
$37,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$33,820
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$31,470