Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,220
25th Percentile Wage
$34,160
50th Percentile Wage
$35,980
75th Percentile Wage
$40,180
90th Percentile Wage
$47,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,220.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,980
-1.06% 10.14%
2021
$36,360
5.67% -
2020
$34,300
4.72% -
2019
$32,680
-0.15% -
2018
$32,730
-5.99% -
2017
$34,690
-5.65% -
2016
$36,650
23.68% -
2015
$27,970
-3.65% -
2014
$28,990
-10.56% -
2013
$32,050
-0.87% -
2012
$32,330
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,980 in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 Indianapolis-Carmel is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Terre Haute and 17.6 percent (17.6%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana.