The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Anniston-Oxford, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Anniston-Oxford 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 | $27,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Anniston-Oxford, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,440 | 8.33% | -6.93% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | 0.97% | - |
| 2020 | $28,540 | -17.48% | - |
| 2019 | $33,530 | 4.83% | - |
| 2018 | $31,910 | -2.04% | - |
| 2017 | $32,560 | 12.25% | - |
| 2016 | $28,570 | -1.58% | - |
| 2015 | $29,020 | -5.89% | - |
| 2014 | $30,730 | -12.46% | - |
| 2013 | $34,560 | 2.72% | - |
| 2012 | $33,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,440 in Anniston-Oxford is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Anniston-Oxford is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.