Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,830
25th Percentile Wage
$29,450
50th Percentile Wage
$33,950
75th Percentile Wage
$38,940
90th Percentile Wage
$45,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,830.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$33,950
-4.98% -2.62%
2015
$35,640
13.22% -
2014
$30,930
-13.22% -
2013
$35,020
0.51% -
2012
$34,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,950 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 41.3 percent (41.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 6.7 percent (6.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Columbia
$57,820
Augusta-Richmond County
$54,060
Spartanburg
$45,490
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$41,520
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$38,720
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$37,010
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$34,470
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$33,950
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$31,670

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