Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Joplin, Missouri

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,730
25th Percentile Wage
$27,320
50th Percentile Wage
$29,970
75th Percentile Wage
$36,520
90th Percentile Wage
$44,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,730.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$29,970
2.50% 16.42%
2013
$29,220
14.27% -
2012
$25,050
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,970, Joplin is the lowest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Missouri, following city of Kansas City (median annual salary of $46,610). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin is about 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Kansas City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$46,610
Springfield
$45,570
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$40,830
St Louis
$38,050
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$37,550
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$33,100
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$30,180
Joplin
$29,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Joplin, Missouri.