The annual and hourly salary statistics of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,280 | -2.54% | -1.84% |
| 2016 | $35,150 | 5.86% | - |
| 2015 | $33,090 | 2.81% | - |
| 2014 | $32,160 | 7.28% | - |
| 2013 | $29,820 | -17.07% | - |
| 2012 | $34,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,280, Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is the second highest paying city for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Lakeland-Winter Haven (median annual salary of $34,770). Compared with Lakeland-Winter Haven, the median annual salary of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Jacksonville | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Ocala | |
| Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area |