The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,090 | -2.79% | 24.76% |
| 2021 | $40,180 | 0.30% | - |
| 2020 | $40,060 | 4.99% | - |
| 2019 | $38,060 | 5.65% | - |
| 2018 | $35,910 | 11.06% | - |
| 2017 | $31,940 | 1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $31,450 | 1.46% | - |
| 2015 | $30,990 | 4.10% | - |
| 2014 | $29,720 | 0.84% | - |
| 2013 | $29,470 | 0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $29,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,090, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $39,420). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette is .8 percent (.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |