The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,130.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,990 | 11.36% | 20.97% |
| 2021 | $46,970 | 2.83% | - |
| 2020 | $45,640 | 1.75% | - |
| 2019 | $44,840 | 7.52% | - |
| 2018 | $41,470 | 5.23% | - |
| 2017 | $39,300 | -5.04% | - |
| 2016 | $41,280 | 3.63% | - |
| 2015 | $39,780 | -8.07% | - |
| 2014 | $42,990 | 5.98% | - |
| 2013 | $40,420 | -3.61% | - |
| 2012 | $41,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,990, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Pittsburgh (median annual salary $50,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in Pittsburgh.