Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of milling and planing 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,650
25th Percentile Wage
$22,680
50th Percentile Wage
$38,740
75th Percentile Wage
$51,350
90th Percentile Wage
$61,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing 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 $61,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,650.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$38,740
-46.62% -46.62%
2017
$56,800
0.00% -
2012
$56,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing 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 $38,740, Baton Rouge is the second highest paying city for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux (median annual salary of $40,120). Compared with Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$40,120
Baton Rouge
$38,740
Lafayette
$30,700

See also: Top paying jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.