The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $27,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,190.
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 | $33,830 | 11.88% | 18.15% |
| 2021 | $29,810 | -16.57% | - |
| 2020 | $34,750 | 0.20% | - |
| 2019 | $34,680 | -0.81% | - |
| 2018 | $34,960 | 11.93% | - |
| 2017 | $30,790 | 3.09% | - |
| 2016 | $29,840 | 1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $29,500 | -3.83% | - |
| 2014 | $30,630 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $30,430 | 9.00% | - |
| 2012 | $27,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,830 in Birmingham-Hoover 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 Birmingham-Hoover is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur |