Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,760
25th Percentile Wage
$17,680
50th Percentile Wage
$19,220
75th Percentile Wage
$22,350
90th Percentile Wage
$33,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,760.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$19,220
-5.46% -48.44%
2016
$20,270
1.53% -
2015
$19,960
4.86% -
2014
$18,990
-50.24% -
2012
$28,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,220, Philadelphia is the lowest paying city for textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $36,460). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in Philadelphia is about 47.3 percent (47.3%) lower than that of the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$36,460
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$32,260
Pittsburgh
$29,930
Reading
$29,220
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,850
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$26,090
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$25,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$23,910
Philadelphia
$19,220