The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $26,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $33,280 | 10.40% | -12.11% |
| 2017 | $29,820 | 2.45% | - |
| 2016 | $29,090 | -33.76% | - |
| 2014 | $38,910 | 21.43% | - |
| 2013 | $30,570 | -22.05% | - |
| 2012 | $37,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,280 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbus.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Columbus |