Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Evansville, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of plating and coating machine 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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Evansville, Kentucky

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,220
25th Percentile Wage
$33,850
50th Percentile Wage
$36,570
75th Percentile Wage
$39,290
90th Percentile Wage
$45,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine 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 $45,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,220.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$36,570
-0.11% 0.00%
2014
$36,610
-0.19% -
2013
$36,680
0.30% -
2012
$36,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Evansville with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,570, Evansville is the second highest paying city for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Owensboro (median annual salary of $39,420). Compared with Owensboro, the median annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Evansville is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Owensboro
$39,420
Evansville
$36,570
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$34,510
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$32,270
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$31,770
Lexington-Fayette
$31,410
Louisville-Jefferson County
$30,220

See also: Top paying jobs in Evansville, Kentucky.