Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bowling Green, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bowling Green, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bowling Green 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,490
25th Percentile Wage
$30,100
50th Percentile Wage
$45,360
75th Percentile Wage
$49,420
90th Percentile Wage
$58,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,490.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2022
$45,360
13.07% 13.07%
2020
$39,430
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Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bowling Green with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,360, Bowling Green is the second highest paying city for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $54,790). Compared with West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bowling Green is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$54,790
Bowling Green
$45,360
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$44,520
Owensboro
$44,510
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$44,120
Lexington-Fayette
$43,660
Louisville-Jefferson County
$43,550
Evansville
$36,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Bowling Green, Kentucky.