Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bloomington, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bloomington, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bloomington 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 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bloomington, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,000
25th Percentile Wage
$24,930
50th Percentile Wage
$29,650
75th Percentile Wage
$35,250
90th Percentile Wage
$38,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bloomington, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$29,650
1.65% 1.65%
2016
$29,160
3.33% -
2015
$28,190
-20.40% -
2014
$33,940
-2.83% -
2013
$34,900
16.45% -
2012
$29,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bloomington with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,650, Bloomington is the lowest paying city for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana, following city of Terre Haute (median annual salary of $54,560). Compared with the highest paying city Terre Haute, the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bloomington is 45.7 percent (45.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Terre Haute
$54,560
Fort Wayne
$47,270
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$41,340
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$40,170
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$40,090
Elkhart-Goshen
$37,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$37,370
Gary
$36,770
Indianapolis-Carmel
$35,980
Lafayette
$35,420
Michigan City-La Porte
$33,750
Columbus
$30,010
Bloomington
$29,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Bloomington, Indiana.