Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wilmington, North Carolina

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,120
25th Percentile Wage
$25,640
50th Percentile Wage
$27,690
75th Percentile Wage
$29,730
90th Percentile Wage
$30,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,120.

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,690 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wilmington is 44.7 percent (44.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Greensboro-High Point
$50,060
Asheville
$47,300
Winston-Salem
$47,210
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$43,990
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$40,370
Raleigh-Cary
$37,450
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$37,230
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$34,820
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$32,030
Wilmington
$27,690
Burlington
$18,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Wilmington, North Carolina.