Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of multiple machine tool 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,010
25th Percentile Wage
$32,980
50th Percentile Wage
$38,160
75th Percentile Wage
$43,170
90th Percentile Wage
$49,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool 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 $49,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,010.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,160
20.65% -1.78%
2021
$30,280
-14.56% -
2020
$34,690
2.51% -
2019
$33,820
-14.55% -
2018
$38,740
1.70% -
2017
$38,080
-0.92% -
2016
$38,430
2.68% -
2015
$37,400
1.10% -
2014
$36,990
0.19% -
2013
$36,920
-5.20% -
2012
$38,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Elkhart-Goshen with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,160 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Terre Haute and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kokomo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Terre Haute
$45,230
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$44,930
Gary
$44,400
Michigan City-La Porte
$44,390
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$41,020
Muncie
$40,900
Elkhart-Goshen
$38,160
Columbus
$37,480
Bloomington
$36,460
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$36,240
Indianapolis-Carmel
$34,430
Fort Wayne
$33,810
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$30,180
Kokomo
$28,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana.