Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,730
25th Percentile Wage
$39,400
50th Percentile Wage
$52,110
75th Percentile Wage
$58,300
90th Percentile Wage
$62,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plating and coating machine 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 $62,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,730.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$52,110
-3.57% 40.72%
2016
$53,970
23.83% -
2015
$41,110
2.94% -
2014
$39,900
6.97% -
2013
$37,120
16.78% -
2012
$30,890
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,110, Philadelphia is the highest paying city for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Lancaster (median annual salary $47,020). In comparison, the median annual salary of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia is 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in Lancaster.

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