Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Evansville, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Evansville, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,960
25th Percentile Wage
$36,160
50th Percentile Wage
$41,380
75th Percentile Wage
$52,550
90th Percentile Wage
$61,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,960.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2019
$41,380
2.90% 2.90%
2018
$40,180
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Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Evansville with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,380 in Evansville is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Louisville-Jefferson County
$46,580
Lexington-Fayette
$43,580
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$42,660
Evansville
$41,380
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$37,030

See also: Top paying jobs in Evansville, Kentucky.