The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $24,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,890.
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 | $41,030 | -6.48% | 44.65% |
| 2021 | $43,690 | 28.47% | - |
| 2019 | $31,250 | 1.60% | - |
| 2018 | $30,750 | 11.97% | - |
| 2017 | $27,070 | 2.99% | - |
| 2016 | $26,260 | -9.37% | - |
| 2015 | $28,720 | -5.36% | - |
| 2014 | $30,260 | 2.08% | - |
| 2013 | $29,630 | 23.35% | - |
| 2012 | $22,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,030, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $44,340). Compared with Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower.
| 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 |