Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of multiple machine tool 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,460
25th Percentile Wage
$38,260
50th Percentile Wage
$43,550
75th Percentile Wage
$49,980
90th Percentile Wage
$58,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool 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 $58,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,460.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$43,550
2.99% 10.40%
2021
$42,250
16.09% -
2020
$35,450
6.71% -
2019
$33,070
1.30% -
2018
$32,640
10.57% -
2017
$29,190
-22.37% -
2016
$35,720
3.89% -
2015
$34,330
1.05% -
2014
$33,970
-10.33% -
2013
$37,480
-4.11% -
2012
$39,020
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,550 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Evansville.

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 Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.