The annual salary statistics of machinists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $31,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,870 | 0.27% | 19.49% |
| 2021 | $47,740 | 3.85% | - |
| 2020 | $45,900 | 1.46% | - |
| 2019 | $45,230 | 6.23% | - |
| 2018 | $42,410 | -1.93% | - |
| 2017 | $43,230 | -2.04% | - |
| 2016 | $44,110 | -1.47% | - |
| 2015 | $44,760 | 2.95% | - |
| 2014 | $43,440 | 15.84% | - |
| 2013 | $36,560 | -5.42% | - |
| 2012 | $38,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,870 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick.