Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,150
25th Percentile Wage
$42,640
50th Percentile Wage
$54,220
75th Percentile Wage
$68,600
90th Percentile Wage
$77,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,150.

Median salary trend

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$54,220
14.81% 24.95%
2016
$46,190
9.89% -
2015
$41,620
4.42% -
2014
$39,780
-3.77% -
2013
$41,280
1.43% -
2012
$40,690
- -

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

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

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