Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,700
25th Percentile Wage
$34,540
50th Percentile Wage
$42,810
75th Percentile Wage
$54,960
90th Percentile Wage
$61,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$42,810
-12.61% 12.75%
2016
$48,210
3.73% -
2015
$46,410
18.49% -
2014
$37,830
1.53% -
2013
$37,250
-0.27% -
2012
$37,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,810 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Altoona and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying State College.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Altoona
$50,200
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$47,690
Erie
$47,160
Lancaster
$45,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$45,280
Pittsburgh
$44,620
Reading
$44,490
East Stroudsburg
$43,770
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$43,420
Philadelphia
$42,810
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$42,120
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$42,100
York-Hanover
$41,490
Williamsport
$39,220
Johnstown
$39,210
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$37,720
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,710
Lebanon
$37,300
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$37,110
Newark-Union
$34,490
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,300
State College
$30,270