Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,200
25th Percentile Wage
$39,590
50th Percentile Wage
$45,240
75th Percentile Wage
$60,240
90th Percentile Wage
$60,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,240
15.19% 11.05%
2021
$38,370
10.11% -
2020
$34,490
-16.27% -
2019
$40,100
1.05% -
2018
$39,680
1.41% -
2017
$39,120
4.58% -
2016
$37,330
7.10% -
2015
$34,680
-3.81% -
2014
$36,000
-4.81% -
2013
$37,730
-6.65% -
2012
$40,240
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,240 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 31.6 percent (31.6%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.