Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,540
25th Percentile Wage
$38,010
50th Percentile Wage
$47,610
75th Percentile Wage
$52,690
90th Percentile Wage
$60,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $60,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,540.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,610
18.19% 20.75%
2021
$38,950
-4.65% -
2020
$40,760
1.72% -
2019
$40,060
6.44% -
2018
$37,480
4.43% -
2017
$35,820
-0.53% -
2016
$36,010
13.41% -
2015
$31,180
-16.26% -
2014
$36,250
-2.34% -
2013
$37,100
-1.70% -
2012
$37,730
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Warren-Livonia with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,610, Detroit-Warren-Livonia is the second highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,920). Compared with Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is .6 percent (.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,920
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$47,610
South Bend-Mishawaka
$46,350
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$45,050
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$44,750
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$44,300
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,440
Ann Arbor
$40,070
Jackson
$39,110
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$38,950
Battle Creek
$38,130
Flint
$37,860
Kalamazoo-Portage
$37,050
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$36,420
Niles-Benton Harbor
$35,800
Holland-Grand Haven
$35,370
Lansing-East Lansing
$34,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan.