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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,420
25th Percentile Wage
$35,200
50th Percentile Wage
$47,150
75th Percentile Wage
$59,920
90th Percentile Wage
$80,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rolling machine 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 $80,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,420.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,150
2.76% 18.69%
2021
$45,850
6.76% -
2020
$42,750
10.15% -
2019
$38,410
12.24% -
2018
$33,710
-4.09% -
2017
$35,090
-5.13% -
2016
$36,890
1.38% -
2015
$36,380
6.49% -
2014
$34,020
3.79% -
2013
$32,730
-17.14% -
2012
$38,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Rolling Machine 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 $47,150 in Louisville-Jefferson County is in the middle of salary range for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville-Jefferson County is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Owensboro and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Owensboro
$56,720
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$52,380
Evansville
$47,580
Louisville-Jefferson County
$47,150
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$35,960
Lexington-Fayette
$29,490
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$24,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.