Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Reno-Sparks, Nevada

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reno-Sparks, Nevada is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reno-Sparks 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 Reno-Sparks, Nevada

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,010
25th Percentile Wage
$29,010
50th Percentile Wage
$29,010
75th Percentile Wage
$36,750
90th Percentile Wage
$48,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reno-Sparks, Nevada in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,010.

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 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$29,010
-14.68% -14.68%
2016
$33,270
1.92% -
2015
$32,630
-1.96% -
2012
$33,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Reno-Sparks with Other Nevada Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,010, Reno-Sparks is the second highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Nevada, following the highest paying city Carson City (median annual salary of $38,780). Compared with Carson City, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reno-Sparks is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Carson City
$38,780
Reno-Sparks
$29,010
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area
$28,700

See also: Top paying jobs in Reno-Sparks, Nevada.