Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lawrence-Methuen-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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,890
25th Percentile Wage
$24,860
50th Percentile Wage
$31,270
75th Percentile Wage
$39,360
90th Percentile Wage
$47,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.

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
$31,270
11.99% 11.99%
2016
$27,520
-4.40% -
2015
$28,730
1.84% -
2014
$28,200
-12.34% -
2013
$31,680
13.13% -
2012
$27,520
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,270, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is the lowest paying city for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of New Hampshire, following city of Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury (median annual salary of $44,490). Compared with the highest paying city Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, the median annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$44,490
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$37,920
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$35,510
Nashua
$33,080
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$31,270