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

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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,400
25th Percentile Wage
$31,430
50th Percentile Wage
$38,230
75th Percentile Wage
$49,130
90th Percentile Wage
$61,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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) lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $61,350. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $38,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $27,400.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2018)

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 in the industry sector of wholesale trade from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$38,230
7.45% -3.92%
2017
$35,380
9.55% -
2016
$32,000
-20.56% -
2015
$38,580
-7.65% -
2014
$41,530
1.83% -
2013
$40,770
2.55% -
2012
$39,730
- -

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

The average salaries of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in one industries in the wholesale trade sector are shown below. For detailed lathe and turning machine tool setters, operator, and tender, metal and plastic salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers
$30,520

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