The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $35,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,180 | 8.81% | 25.67% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 9.29% | - |
| 2020 | $34,060 | -2.91% | - |
| 2019 | $35,050 | -1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $35,530 | 1.58% | - |
| 2017 | $34,970 | 15.87% | - |
| 2016 | $29,420 | -19.61% | - |
| 2015 | $35,190 | 8.21% | - |
| 2014 | $32,300 | -9.38% | - |
| 2013 | $35,330 | 13.36% | - |
| 2012 | $30,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,180, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky, followed by Owensboro (median annual salary $39,540). In comparison, the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |