Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Sector of Wholesale Trade

The salary statistics of machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the industry sector of wholesale trade are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare machine tool cutting setters, operator, and tender, metal and plastic salaries in different industries within the wholesale trade sector.

Average Annual Salary of Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,900
25th Percentile Wage
$28,330
50th Percentile Wage
$34,650
75th Percentile Wage
$41,790
90th Percentile Wage
$50,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the industry sector of wholesale trade. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $50,460. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $34,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $23,900.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2018)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the industry sector of wholesale trade from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$34,650
5.25% 12.18%
2017
$32,830
2.56% -
2016
$31,990
-1.44% -
2015
$32,450
2.40% -
2014
$31,670
1.17% -
2013
$31,300
2.78% -
2012
$30,430
- -

Compare Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Different Industries within the Wholesale Trade Sector

The average salaries of machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in nine industries in the wholesale trade sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for machine tool cutting setters, operator, and tender, metal and plastic occupations is the household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers industry with an annual salary $34,860. The lowest paying industry is the furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers industry (annual salary $28,230). For detailed machine tool cutting setters, operator, and tender, metal and plastic salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$34,860
Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers
$34,390
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$33,350
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers
$30,720
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
$29,900
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers
$29,630
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
$29,390
Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
$29,170
Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
$28,230

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].