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

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in State College, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in State College 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 State College, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,250
25th Percentile Wage
$28,400
50th Percentile Wage
$30,270
75th Percentile Wage
$34,610
90th Percentile Wage
$37,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in State College, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$30,270
2.68% -21.01%
2021
$29,460
-17.41% -
2020
$34,590
4.31% -
2019
$33,100
-1.42% -
2018
$33,570
-9.65% -
2017
$36,810
0.49% -
2016
$36,630
5.11% -
2015
$34,760
-5.38% -
2012
$36,630
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,270, State College is the lowest paying city for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Altoona (median annual salary of $50,200). Compared with the highest paying city Altoona, the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in State College is 39.7 percent (39.7%) lower.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in State College, Pennsylvania.