Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,210
25th Percentile Wage
$44,610
50th Percentile Wage
$53,490
75th Percentile Wage
$60,400
90th Percentile Wage
$71,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$53,490
14.96% 7.29%
2021
$45,490
-9.01% -
2015
$49,590
0.00% -
2012
$49,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,490 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.2 percent (41.2%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.