Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,940
25th Percentile Wage
$27,890
50th Percentile Wage
$36,500
75th Percentile Wage
$46,780
90th Percentile Wage
$47,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,940.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2021.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth9-Year Growth
2021
$36,500
19.07% 28.66%
2019
$29,540
3.28% -
2018
$28,570
6.27% -
2013
$26,780
2.76% -
2012
$26,040
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,500 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 51.6 percent (51.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Staunton-Waynesboro
$46,500
Roanoke
$45,760
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$39,790
Richmond
$37,630
Lynchburg
$36,650
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$36,500
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$36,410
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$34,560
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$33,980
Charlottesville
$24,830
Danville
$17,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia.