Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,770
25th Percentile Wage
$33,810
50th Percentile Wage
$37,210
75th Percentile Wage
$43,330
90th Percentile Wage
$46,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,770.

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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$37,210
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$37,210
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Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,210 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 29.8 percent (29.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$52,990
Pittsburgh
$50,620
Lancaster
$47,950
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$47,940
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,660
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$41,170
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$41,130
Erie
$40,690
York-Hanover
$39,760
Reading
$38,950
Lebanon
$38,180
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$37,210
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,750
Newark-Union
$36,560
Williamsport
$34,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$34,810
Philadelphia
$34,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$34,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.