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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,810
25th Percentile Wage
$29,670
50th Percentile Wage
$35,570
75th Percentile Wage
$41,890
90th Percentile Wage
$48,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating 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 $48,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,810.

Median salary trend

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,570
13.92% 2.42%
2016
$30,620
-19.07% -
2015
$36,460
3.15% -
2014
$35,310
-16.20% -
2013
$41,030
15.40% -
2012
$34,710
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating 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 $35,570 in Gary 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 Gary is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 29.9 percent (29.9%) 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