Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,470
25th Percentile Wage
$22,330
50th Percentile Wage
$33,440
75th Percentile Wage
$40,470
90th Percentile Wage
$48,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,470.

Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,440, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the lowest paying city for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of West Virginia, following city of Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $45,880). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is about 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$45,880
Huntington-Ashland
$36,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
$33,440