The average annual salaries for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state of Rhode Island are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic among Rhode Island metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 | $41,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $41,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,400 | 7.28% | 41.13% |
| 2021 | $46,730 | 5.67% | - |
| 2020 | $44,080 | 3.95% | - |
| 2019 | $42,340 | 6.80% | - |
| 2018 | $39,460 | 4.79% | - |
| 2017 | $37,570 | 5.72% | - |
| 2016 | $35,420 | -0.51% | - |
| 2015 | $35,600 | 14.97% | - |
| 2014 | $30,270 | 1.92% | - |
| 2013 | $29,690 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $29,670 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in some Rhode Island cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Rhode Island ranges from $46,100 to $50,040. The highest paying area for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rhode Island is Providence-Fall River-Warwick with a median annual salary of $50,040. The lowest paying area is Norwich-New London with a median annual salary of $46,100.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick | |
| Norwich-New London |