Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,980
25th Percentile Wage
$33,800
50th Percentile Wage
$38,130
75th Percentile Wage
$48,030
90th Percentile Wage
$70,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,980.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$38,130
1.08% 26.88%
2016
$37,720
4.19% -
2015
$36,140
16.21% -
2014
$30,280
0.99% -
2013
$29,980
7.00% -
2012
$27,880
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Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,130 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$48,270
Corpus Christi
$47,500
Longview
$46,490
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$45,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$39,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$38,130
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,360
Fort Worth-Arlington
$35,360
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$35,110
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$34,580
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$26,660