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

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$21,250
25th Percentile Wage	$23,200
50th Percentile Wage	$29,490
75th Percentile Wage	$38,590
90th Percentile Wage	$50,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rolling 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 $50,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,250.

Median salary trend

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$29,490	8.14%	-11.56%
2013	$27,090	-21.45%	-
2012	$32,900	-	-

Table 2. Compare Rolling 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 $29,490, Baton Rouge is the lowest paying city for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Louisiana, following city of New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $43,870). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge is about 32.8 percent (32.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$43,870
Lafayette	$41,470
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area	$36,460
Baton Rouge	$29,490