Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tacoma 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 Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,570
25th Percentile Wage
$28,280
50th Percentile Wage
$32,570
75th Percentile Wage
$37,030
90th Percentile Wage
$40,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,570.

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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$32,570
-55.91% -55.91%
2012
$50,780
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,570, Tacoma is the lowest paying city for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Washington, following city of Spokane (median annual salary of $58,650). In comparison, the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tacoma is 44.5 percent (44.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Spokane.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Spokane
$58,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$46,470
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$43,710
Bellingham
$36,980
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$35,230
Tacoma
$32,570