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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge 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 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$20,930
25th Percentile Wage	$22,970
50th Percentile Wage	$32,120
75th Percentile Wage	$37,210
90th Percentile Wage	$40,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine 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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	7-Year Growth
2019	$32,120	-9.37%	-7.72%
2018	$35,130	11.98%	-
2013	$30,920	-11.90%	-
2012	$34,600	-	-

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Baton Rouge with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,120, Baton Rouge is the lowest paying city for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Louisiana, following city of Monroe (median annual salary of $37,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Monroe.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Monroe	$37,420
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$36,410
Baton Rouge	$32,120