Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of plating and coating 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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,280
25th Percentile Wage
$28,940
50th Percentile Wage
$35,090
75th Percentile Wage
$44,420
90th Percentile Wage
$52,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating 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 $52,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,280.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$35,090
16.67% 12.82%
2016
$29,240
6.84% -
2015
$27,240
7.20% -
2014
$25,280
-14.72% -
2013
$29,000
-5.48% -
2012
$30,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine 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 $35,090 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 38.9 percent (38.9%) lower than that in the highest paying South Bend-Mishawaka and 43.4 percent (43.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Flint.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Bend-Mishawaka
$57,420
Monroe
$41,830
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$40,470
Lansing-East Lansing
$39,800
Ann Arbor
$38,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$38,860
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$37,390
Niles-Benton Harbor
$36,510
Kalamazoo-Portage
$35,820
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$35,740
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$35,090
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$34,520
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$33,840
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$30,450
Jackson
$30,110
Battle Creek
$29,890
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$25,910
Holland-Grand Haven
$23,750
Flint
$19,860