Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bakersfield-Delano, California

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano 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 Bakersfield-Delano, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,640
25th Percentile Wage
$36,160
50th Percentile Wage
$45,510
75th Percentile Wage
$55,960
90th Percentile Wage
$63,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,640.

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 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$45,510
14.48% 21.01%
2017
$38,920
7.63% -
2015
$35,950
-22.87% -
2013
$44,170
18.61% -
2012
$35,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bakersfield-Delano with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,510 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$62,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$58,650
Modesto
$52,830
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$50,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,780
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$49,410
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$48,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$48,000
Bakersfield-Delano
$45,510
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$41,940
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$38,010
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$36,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$35,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$34,030
Fresno
$31,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$31,340
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$30,500
Visalia-Porterville
$29,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Bakersfield-Delano, California.