Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,900
25th Percentile Wage
$41,730
50th Percentile Wage
$47,210
75th Percentile Wage
$52,620
90th Percentile Wage
$60,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,900.

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 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$47,210
4.09% 32.64%
2018
$45,280
29.77% -
2016
$31,800
-32.30% -
2014
$42,070
1.95% -
2013
$41,250
22.91% -
2012
$31,800
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,210 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 60.1 percent (60.1%) 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina.