Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of milling and planing 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,070
25th Percentile Wage
$25,000
50th Percentile Wage
$39,370
75th Percentile Wage
$47,190
90th Percentile Wage
$54,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing 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 $54,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$39,370
-35.51% -33.71%
2013
$53,350
1.33% -
2012
$52,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing 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 $39,370 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Gary is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Elkhart-Goshen
$48,860
Indianapolis-Carmel
$46,910
Columbus
$45,770
Fort Wayne
$45,300
Terre Haute
$40,060
Gary
$39,370
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$38,730
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$30,780