Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Spartanburg, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Spartanburg, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,600
25th Percentile Wage
$39,210
50th Percentile Wage
$45,490
75th Percentile Wage
$49,860
90th Percentile Wage
$52,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,600.

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 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$45,490
3.10% 3.10%
2017
$44,080
0.00% -
2012
$44,080
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,490 in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 30.4 percent (30.4%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Spartanburg, South Carolina.