Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Midland, Texas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,760
25th Percentile Wage
$27,540
50th Percentile Wage
$30,480
75th Percentile Wage
$43,240
90th Percentile Wage
$49,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Midland, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,760.

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,480 in Midland is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Midland is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$48,120
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,170
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,980
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$42,230
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$41,750
Odessa
$40,170
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$37,960
Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,290
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,290
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$34,750
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,120
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$32,360
Midland
$30,480
El Paso
$23,580

See also: Top paying jobs in Midland, Texas.