The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Auburn-Opelika 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 | $28,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,030.
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 | $30,710 | 20.94% | 22.57% |
| 2017 | $24,280 | 2.06% | - |
| 2016 | $23,780 | 2.78% | - |
| 2015 | $23,120 | -2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $23,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,710 in Auburn-Opelika 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 Auburn-Opelika is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.