Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,390
25th Percentile Wage
$47,670
50th Percentile Wage
$55,240
75th Percentile Wage
$55,240
90th Percentile Wage
$55,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,390.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$55,240
-17.18% 12.45%
2019
$64,730
14.58% -
2018
$55,290
2.08% -
2017
$54,140
14.91% -
2016
$46,070
-2.26% -
2015
$47,110
5.31% -
2014
$44,610
-12.53% -
2013
$50,200
3.67% -
2012
$48,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Lancaster with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,240, Lancaster is the highest paying city for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Newark-Union (median annual salary $54,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Newark-Union.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lancaster
$55,240
Newark-Union
$54,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$51,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$51,000
Philadelphia
$50,940
Pittsburgh
$49,310
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,950
Erie
$45,240
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$44,840
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,230
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$42,250
Williamsport
$38,070
Reading
$36,470
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$31,800
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,210
York-Hanover
$29,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.