Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,380
25th Percentile Wage
$34,400
50th Percentile Wage
$40,260
75th Percentile Wage
$47,590
90th Percentile Wage
$52,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,380.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$40,260
2.33% 29.68%
2018
$39,320
3.05% -
2017
$38,120
21.75% -
2014
$29,830
1.51% -
2013
$29,380
3.64% -
2012
$28,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,260 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia
$52,110
Lancaster
$47,020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$46,650
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,980
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$43,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$43,120
Johnstown
$42,660
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$40,260
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$40,180
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$39,430
Pittsburgh
$37,770
Reading
$37,030
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,250
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,720
Erie
$30,380
Newark-Union
$29,580
York-Hanover
$28,600

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.