Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,190
25th Percentile Wage
$54,790
50th Percentile Wage
$56,620
75th Percentile Wage
$62,370
90th Percentile Wage
$66,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,190.

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
$56,620
1.75% 33.40%
2016
$55,630
1.11% -
2015
$55,010
25.29% -
2014
$41,100
5.55% -
2013
$38,820
2.86% -
2012
$37,710
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Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,620, Philadelphia is the highest paying city for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Harrisburg-Carlisle (median annual salary $50,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia is 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in Harrisburg-Carlisle.

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