The annual salary statistics of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $36,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,640 | 2.83% | 29.69% |
| 2021 | $38,520 | 24.33% | - |
| 2018 | $29,150 | 0.93% | - |
| 2017 | $28,880 | 3.50% | - |
| 2016 | $27,870 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $27,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,640, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $44,120). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lewiston-Auburn is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |