Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,880
25th Percentile Wage
$23,240
50th Percentile Wage
$28,200
75th Percentile Wage
$33,620
90th Percentile Wage
$40,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,200
3.23% 3.90%
2016
$27,290
-3.11% -
2015
$28,140
-11.69% -
2014
$31,430
14.19% -
2013
$26,970
-0.48% -
2012
$27,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Newark-Union with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,200, Newark-Union is the lowest paying city for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Philadelphia (median annual salary of $56,620). Compared with the highest paying city Philadelphia, the median annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union is 50.2 percent (50.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia
$56,620
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$50,050
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$46,360
York-Hanover
$46,120
Pittsburgh
$45,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$44,760
Johnstown
$44,420
Erie
$44,320
Williamsport
$42,410
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,730
Lancaster
$39,720
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,610
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,630
Reading
$34,030
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$32,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$32,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$31,850
Newark-Union
$28,200