Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,960
25th Percentile Wage
$31,880
50th Percentile Wage
$37,840
75th Percentile Wage
$45,730
90th Percentile Wage
$51,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,960.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,840
-5.68% 14.32%
2016
$39,990
-8.00% -
2015
$43,190
3.64% -
2014
$41,620
6.13% -
2013
$39,070
17.02% -
2012
$32,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,840 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsfield and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Pittsfield
$47,390
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$41,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$41,430
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$40,900
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$40,380
New Bedford
$38,830
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$37,840
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$37,040
Springfield
$35,920
Worcester
$34,070
Framingham
$29,170