Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,810
25th Percentile Wage
$30,570
50th Percentile Wage
$36,110
75th Percentile Wage
$42,090
90th Percentile Wage
$58,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,110
1.44% -44.56%
2016
$35,590
0.65% -
2015
$35,360
-0.65% -
2014
$35,590
-46.67% -
2012
$52,200
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,110 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 14.6 percent (14.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Niles-Benton Harbor.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Jackson
$46,990
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$46,610
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$46,140
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$44,010
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,980
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$41,490
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$39,650
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$39,210
Lansing-East Lansing
$38,530
South Bend-Mishawaka
$38,080
Battle Creek
$37,550
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$36,110
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$31,580
Niles-Benton Harbor
$30,840