Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,010
25th Percentile Wage
$25,970
50th Percentile Wage
$28,460
75th Percentile Wage
$31,110
90th Percentile Wage
$35,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,010.

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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,460
-4.92% -4.92%
2015
$29,860
-12.96% -
2013
$33,730
11.47% -
2012
$29,860
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lansing-East Lansing with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,460, Lansing-East Lansing is the lowest paying city for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan, following city of Detroit-Warren-Livonia (median annual salary of $46,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Detroit-Warren-Livonia.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$46,300
Flint
$45,520
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,000
South Bend-Mishawaka
$40,400
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$40,270
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$39,570
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$38,260
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,480
Kalamazoo-Portage
$37,280
Holland-Grand Haven
$35,500
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$35,160
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$30,110
Ann Arbor
$29,950
Lansing-East Lansing
$28,460

See also: Top paying jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan.