The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,870 | 16.71% | 37.06% |
| 2021 | $39,040 | 2.28% | - |
| 2020 | $38,150 | 3.88% | - |
| 2019 | $36,670 | 1.36% | - |
| 2018 | $36,170 | 6.66% | - |
| 2017 | $33,760 | -1.27% | - |
| 2016 | $34,190 | 6.11% | - |
| 2015 | $32,100 | -1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $32,440 | 4.90% | - |
| 2013 | $30,850 | 4.38% | - |
| 2012 | $29,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,870, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of New York, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary $45,060). In comparison, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in Buffalo-Niagara Falls.