Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,480
25th Percentile Wage
$31,330
50th Percentile Wage
$38,340
75th Percentile Wage
$49,040
90th Percentile Wage
$57,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment 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 $57,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$38,340
11.55% 13.80%
2015
$33,910
-13.30% -
2014
$38,420
7.65% -
2013
$35,480
6.85% -
2012
$33,050
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment 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 $38,340 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Worcester.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Springfield
$51,710
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$48,520
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$38,340
Worcester
$38,030