Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,280
25th Percentile Wage
$38,270
50th Percentile Wage
$47,520
75th Percentile Wage
$57,770
90th Percentile Wage
$67,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $67,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,280.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$47,520
2.44% 1.83%
2016
$46,360
-0.15% -
2015
$46,430
-9.69% -
2014
$50,930
11.35% -
2013
$45,150
-3.32% -
2012
$46,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool 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 $47,520 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Peabody and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Worcester.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peabody
$70,170
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$54,870
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$54,220
Springfield
$49,780
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$47,520
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$42,300
Worcester
$37,780