Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,390
25th Percentile Wage
$30,130
50th Percentile Wage
$39,070
75th Percentile Wage
$52,510
90th Percentile Wage
$61,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,390.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$39,070
5.27% -2.79%
2016
$37,010
-3.89% -
2015
$38,450
-0.49% -
2014
$38,640
-0.70% -
2013
$38,910
-3.21% -
2012
$40,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,070 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nassau-Suffolk is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,710
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$45,600
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$45,550
Rochester
$45,240
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$43,620
Syracuse
$42,990
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$40,730
Nassau-Suffolk
$39,070
Utica-Rome
$38,240
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$35,000
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,950