The annual salary statistics of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,090 | -8.40% | 25.18% |
| 2021 | $41,290 | 12.33% | - |
| 2020 | $36,200 | 8.98% | - |
| 2019 | $32,950 | 12.50% | - |
| 2018 | $28,830 | 3.16% | - |
| 2017 | $27,920 | -5.62% | - |
| 2016 | $29,490 | 3.42% | - |
| 2015 | $28,480 | -1.76% | - |
| 2014 | $28,980 | -2.10% | - |
| 2013 | $29,590 | 3.68% | - |
| 2012 | $28,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,090, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary of $39,050). Compared with Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, the median annual salary of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| York-Hanover |