The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,640 | -1.69% | 28.92% |
| 2021 | $47,430 | 14.23% | - |
| 2020 | $40,680 | -0.93% | - |
| 2019 | $41,060 | 7.26% | - |
| 2018 | $38,080 | 1.92% | - |
| 2017 | $37,350 | 31.94% | - |
| 2016 | $25,420 | 3.27% | - |
| 2015 | $24,590 | 3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $23,770 | -1.60% | - |
| 2013 | $24,150 | -37.27% | - |
| 2012 | $33,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,640, Detroit-Warren-Livonia is the second highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Lansing-East Lansing (median annual salary of $48,400). Compared with Lansing-East Lansing, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.