Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,420
25th Percentile Wage
$39,700
50th Percentile Wage
$50,620
75th Percentile Wage
$55,620
90th Percentile Wage
$62,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool 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 $62,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,420.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,620
7.33% 16.59%
2021
$46,910
17.54% -
2020
$38,680
-2.64% -
2019
$39,700
-0.05% -
2018
$39,720
5.99% -
2017
$37,340
-4.50% -
2016
$39,020
11.66% -
2015
$34,470
-5.60% -
2014
$36,400
3.74% -
2013
$35,040
-20.49% -
2012
$42,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Pittsburgh with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,620, Pittsburgh is the second highest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $52,990). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.

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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.