Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,280
25th Percentile Wage
$36,690
50th Percentile Wage
$43,580
75th Percentile Wage
$50,740
90th Percentile Wage
$68,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $68,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,280.

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 Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$43,580
5.46% 9.13%
2018
$41,200
3.88% -
2017
$39,600
0.00% -
2012
$39,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lexington-Fayette with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,580, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $46,580). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower.

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 Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky.