Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,840
25th Percentile Wage
$39,820
50th Percentile Wage
$40,090
75th Percentile Wage
$40,090
90th Percentile Wage
$49,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,840.

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
$40,090
1.57% 21.05%
2020
$39,460
22.45% -
2017
$30,600
-3.43% -
2016
$31,650
-13.81% -
2015
$36,020
12.13% -
2012
$31,650
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,090 in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Terre Haute and 26.0 percent (26.0%) 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana.