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

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary 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 Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,530
25th Percentile Wage
$30,530
50th Percentile Wage
$36,770
75th Percentile Wage
$45,250
90th Percentile Wage
$52,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,530.

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
$36,770
2.15% 7.56%
2016
$35,980
7.53% -
2015
$33,270
9.23% -
2014
$30,200
-10.46% -
2013
$33,360
-1.89% -
2012
$33,990
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,770 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Terre Haute and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.

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