Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,330
25th Percentile Wage
$34,380
50th Percentile Wage
$40,800
75th Percentile Wage
$62,620
90th Percentile Wage
$93,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,330.

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
$40,800
-77.72% 19.98%
2016
$72,510
16.77% -
2015
$60,350
37.80% -
2014
$37,540
11.85% -
2013
$33,090
1.33% -
2012
$32,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,800 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$55,440
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$51,720
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$40,800
Spokane
$37,580