Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,180
25th Percentile Wage
$31,690
50th Percentile Wage
$38,860
75th Percentile Wage
$44,300
90th Percentile Wage
$51,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,180.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,860
6.15% 8.54%
2021
$36,470
-0.05% -
2020
$36,490
2.55% -
2019
$35,560
-0.34% -
2018
$35,680
10.57% -
2017
$31,910
-1.60% -
2016
$32,420
7.50% -
2015
$29,990
-3.27% -
2014
$30,970
-2.23% -
2013
$31,660
-12.26% -
2012
$35,540
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Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,860 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,140
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$44,310
Peoria
$43,580
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$43,270
Rockford
$38,860
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$37,000

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.