Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Flint, Michigan

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,520
25th Percentile Wage
$37,100
50th Percentile Wage
$37,860
75th Percentile Wage
$47,840
90th Percentile Wage
$48,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Flint, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,520.

Median salary trend

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 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$37,860
0.61% 19.33%
2019
$37,630
2.29% -
2017
$36,770
21.43% -
2014
$28,890
4.12% -
2013
$27,700
-10.25% -
2012
$30,540
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,860 in Flint is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Flint is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lansing-East Lansing.

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 Flint, Michigan.