Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Modesto, California

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,340
25th Percentile Wage
$36,460
50th Percentile Wage
$52,830
75th Percentile Wage
$59,270
90th Percentile Wage
$63,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,340.

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 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$52,830
26.59% 0.00%
2015
$38,780
3.27% -
2014
$37,510
-0.77% -
2013
$37,800
-39.76% -
2012
$52,830
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,830 in Modesto 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 Modesto is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.1 percent (44.1%) 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 Modesto, California.