Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in St Louis, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St Louis 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 St Louis, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,920
25th Percentile Wage
$29,120
50th Percentile Wage
$34,530
75th Percentile Wage
$36,650
90th Percentile Wage
$45,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$34,530
-6.57% 20.71%
2021
$36,800
7.99% -
2020
$33,860
4.75% -
2019
$32,250
8.47% -
2018
$29,520
9.86% -
2017
$26,610
-7.25% -
2016
$28,540
7.88% -
2015
$26,290
-23.85% -
2014
$32,560
4.21% -
2013
$31,190
12.22% -
2012
$27,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,530, St Louis is the second highest paying city for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (median annual salary of $39,670). Compared with Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, the median annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St Louis is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$39,670
St Louis
$34,530
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$32,500
Kansas City
$30,950
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$29,910

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.