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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,280
25th Percentile Wage
$33,130
50th Percentile Wage
$40,030
75th Percentile Wage
$53,950
90th Percentile Wage
$61,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rolling 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 $61,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,280.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$40,030
-1.00% -8.02%
2016
$40,430
-9.30% -
2015
$44,190
4.93% -
2013
$42,010
-2.93% -
2012
$43,240
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,030, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Massachusetts, following city of New Bedford (median annual salary of $58,090). In comparison, the median annual salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city New Bedford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New Bedford
$58,090
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$49,700
Springfield
$44,700
Worcester
$43,070
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$40,030