The annual salary statistics of tool and die makers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tool and die makers 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 | $44,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tool and die makers 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 $82,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tool and die makers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,220 | 5.01% | 24.09% |
| 2021 | $61,000 | 1.31% | - |
| 2020 | $60,200 | -0.80% | - |
| 2019 | $60,680 | 1.45% | - |
| 2018 | $59,800 | 2.29% | - |
| 2017 | $58,430 | 4.50% | - |
| 2016 | $55,800 | 4.01% | - |
| 2015 | $53,560 | 3.42% | - |
| 2014 | $51,730 | 6.19% | - |
| 2013 | $48,530 | -0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $48,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,220 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for tool and die makers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of tool and die makers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.