Rolling Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading 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 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Reading, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,780
25th Percentile Wage
$47,950
50th Percentile Wage
$51,280
75th Percentile Wage
$56,850
90th Percentile Wage
$71,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,780.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$51,280
0.27% 45.48%
2021
$51,140
-0.31% -
2020
$51,300
2.07% -
2019
$50,240
-1.00% -
2018
$50,740
43.18% -
2014
$28,830
1.53% -
2013
$28,390
1.51% -
2012
$27,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Rolling Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Reading with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,280, Reading is the second highest paying city for rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Harrisburg-Carlisle (median annual salary of $55,930). Compared with Harrisburg-Carlisle, the median annual salary of rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$55,930
Reading
$51,280
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$49,240
Pittsburgh
$48,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$47,840
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$47,310
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$47,170
Lancaster
$46,310
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$45,190
Philadelphia
$45,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$40,960
York-Hanover
$38,870
Erie
$37,750
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,530
Newark-Union
$30,500
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,090

See also: Top paying jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania.