Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,430
25th Percentile Wage
$35,150
50th Percentile Wage
$36,430
75th Percentile Wage
$44,870
90th Percentile Wage
$45,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 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 $45,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,430.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$36,430
7.85% 27.09%
2021
$33,570
-9.29% -
2020
$36,690
3.71% -
2019
$35,330
15.37% -
2018
$29,900
6.86% -
2017
$27,850
3.59% -
2016
$26,850
0.48% -
2015
$26,720
-9.81% -
2014
$29,340
8.25% -
2013
$26,920
1.34% -
2012
$26,560
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,430 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Jacksonville and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Jacksonville
$44,550
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$42,990
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$37,820
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$36,430
Port St Lucie
$36,340
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$35,860
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$34,180
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$31,110
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$28,100
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$24,240

See also: Top paying jobs in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.