Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County with Other Kentucky Cities

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
$41,180
Owensboro
$39,540
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$39,400
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$38,060
Lexington-Fayette
$37,550
Evansville
$37,000
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$36,330
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$31,070
Elizabethtown
$30,670

See also: Top paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.