Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Columbus, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus 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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,840
25th Percentile Wage
$31,840
50th Percentile Wage
$31,840
75th Percentile Wage
$38,170
90th Percentile Wage
$38,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,840.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$31,840
11.21% 22.80%
2018
$28,270
6.79% -
2017
$26,350
6.72% -
2015
$24,580
0.00% -
2012
$24,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Columbus with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,840 in Columbus is in the middle of salary range for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muncie.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Elkhart-Goshen
$39,000
Michigan City-La Porte
$37,960
Indianapolis-Carmel
$37,550
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$37,160
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$36,730
Fort Wayne
$36,510
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$36,050
Gary
$35,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$31,900
Columbus
$31,840
Lafayette
$31,800
Muncie
$24,940

See also: Top paying jobs in Columbus, Indiana.