Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of plating and coating 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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,750
25th Percentile Wage
$34,380
50th Percentile Wage
$42,930
75th Percentile Wage
$50,960
90th Percentile Wage
$58,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating 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 $58,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,750.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$42,930
15.35% 28.84%
2016
$36,340
3.63% -
2015
$35,020
-2.54% -
2014
$35,910
1.50% -
2013
$35,370
13.63% -
2012
$30,550
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating 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 $42,930 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$45,470
Worcester
$43,180
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$42,930
New Bedford
$41,560
Framingham
$38,640
Springfield
$37,810