Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,080
25th Percentile Wage
$31,040
50th Percentile Wage
$40,160
75th Percentile Wage
$47,190
90th Percentile Wage
$51,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment 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 $51,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,080.

Median salary trend

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$40,160
-9.59% -32.05%
2016
$44,010
-26.58% -
2015
$55,710
0.50% -
2014
$55,430
7.31% -
2013
$51,380
-3.21% -
2012
$53,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment 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 $40,160 in Gary 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 Gary is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Lafayette-West Lafayette and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbus.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$43,920
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$41,650
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$40,690
Gary
$40,160
Fort Wayne
$40,090
Indianapolis-Carmel
$39,340
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$37,970
Terre Haute
$34,650
Elkhart-Goshen
$33,280
Columbus
$32,180