Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of milling and planing machine 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,400
25th Percentile Wage
$42,580
50th Percentile Wage
$50,600
75th Percentile Wage
$57,320
90th Percentile Wage
$61,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine 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 $61,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,400.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$50,600
15.00% 27.13%
2016
$43,010
32.29% -
2015
$29,120
-12.26% -
2014
$32,690
8.78% -
2013
$29,820
-23.64% -
2012
$36,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,600, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the highest paying city for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan, followed by Lansing-East Lansing (median annual salary $43,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in Lansing-East Lansing.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$50,600
Lansing-East Lansing
$43,270
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$40,800
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$39,280
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,860
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$37,380
South Bend-Mishawaka
$36,070
Niles-Benton Harbor
$36,020
Battle Creek
$35,140
Kalamazoo-Portage
$34,930
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$33,720
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$33,620
Jackson
$30,830
Holland-Grand Haven
$30,490
Ann Arbor
$29,040