The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of plating and coating machine 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine 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 $44,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,370.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,660 | -6.89% | 12.22% |
| 2021 | $34,910 | -4.58% | - |
| 2020 | $36,510 | 16.16% | - |
| 2019 | $30,610 | 11.30% | - |
| 2018 | $27,150 | -11.93% | - |
| 2017 | $30,390 | -5.89% | - |
| 2016 | $32,180 | 5.38% | - |
| 2015 | $30,450 | -4.76% | - |
| 2014 | $31,900 | 12.98% | - |
| 2013 | $27,760 | -3.28% | - |
| 2012 | $28,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,660 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peoria.