Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,210
25th Percentile Wage
$24,360
50th Percentile Wage
$30,770
75th Percentile Wage
$39,480
90th Percentile Wage
$46,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,210.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$30,770
3.54% 9.10%
2018
$29,680
5.69% -
2017
$27,990
0.07% -
2014
$27,970
0.00% -
2012
$27,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,770 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$39,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$38,090
Reading
$36,130
Newark-Union
$34,680
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$30,770
Philadelphia
$30,150
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$29,990
Pittsburgh
$29,750
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$27,130
York-Hanover
$20,920

See also: Top paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.