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

The average annual salaries for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state of Pennsylvania are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic amongst Pennsylvania cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,640
25th Percentile Wage
$42,390
50th Percentile Wage
$48,620
75th Percentile Wage
$55,240
90th Percentile Wage
$79,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $33,640.

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
$48,620
-0.23% 20.26%
2021
$48,730
-3.02% -
2020
$50,200
0.82% -
2019
$49,790
8.88% -
2018
$45,370
10.89% -
2017
$40,430
-2.87% -
2016
$41,590
-5.53% -
2015
$43,890
2.76% -
2014
$42,680
5.60% -
2013
$40,290
3.77% -
2012
$38,770
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in some Pennsylvania cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania ranges from $29,680 to $55,240. The highest paying area for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania is Lancaster with a median annual salary of $55,240. The second highest paying city/area in Pennsylvania State is Newark-Union (mean annual salary $54,220). The lowest paying area is York-Hanover with a median annual salary of $29,680.

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