Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh 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 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,170
25th Percentile Wage
$37,670
50th Percentile Wage
$45,750
75th Percentile Wage
$50,920
90th Percentile Wage
$89,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,170.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,750
-1.01% 18.47%
2021
$46,210
31.79% -
2020
$31,520
-8.60% -
2019
$34,230
4.56% -
2018
$32,670
-5.17% -
2017
$34,360
6.55% -
2016
$32,110
-4.98% -
2015
$33,710
-4.39% -
2014
$35,190
-4.89% -
2013
$36,910
-1.06% -
2012
$37,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Pittsburgh with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,750 in Pittsburgh is in the middle of salary range for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lebanon.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lancaster
$49,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$47,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$47,230
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$46,800
York-Hanover
$45,850
Pittsburgh
$45,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$45,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$44,950
Reading
$42,810
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$40,630
Philadelphia
$38,390
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,270
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,900
Newark-Union
$36,520
Williamsport
$35,380
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,740
Erie
$33,890
Lebanon
$33,670

See also: Top paying jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.