The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,790.
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 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,720 | 7.89% | 33.84% |
| 2021 | $47,640 | 1.89% | - |
| 2020 | $46,740 | -2.05% | - |
| 2019 | $47,700 | 6.94% | - |
| 2018 | $44,390 | 6.42% | - |
| 2017 | $41,540 | 11.03% | - |
| 2016 | $36,960 | 6.25% | - |
| 2015 | $34,650 | 1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $33,970 | -1.18% | - |
| 2013 | $34,370 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $34,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,720, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $55,440). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane |