The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chico, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chico is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chico, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,580.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,950, Chico is the lowest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of California, following city of Madera-Chowchilla (median annual salary of $45,340). In comparison, the median annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chico is 49.4 percent (49.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Madera-Chowchilla.