Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wichita, Kansas

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita, Kansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita 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 Wichita, Kansas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,060
25th Percentile Wage
$31,510
50th Percentile Wage
$36,610
75th Percentile Wage
$42,770
90th Percentile Wage
$52,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,060.

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 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$36,610
0.98% 19.56%
2018
$36,250
6.73% -
2017
$33,810
-63.44% -
2016
$55,260
0.98% -
2015
$54,720
4.26% -
2014
$52,390
30.77% -
2013
$36,270
18.80% -
2012
$29,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wichita with Other Kansas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,610, Wichita is the second highest paying city for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kansas, following the highest paying city Kansas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $37,240). Compared with Kansas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
$37,240
Wichita
$36,610
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
$33,790

See also: Top paying jobs in Wichita, Kansas.