The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $30,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,830.
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 | $36,790 | 3.18% | 14.87% |
| 2021 | $35,620 | 3.31% | - |
| 2020 | $34,440 | 9.47% | - |
| 2019 | $31,180 | -0.45% | - |
| 2016 | $31,320 | -8.40% | - |
| 2015 | $33,950 | 0.59% | - |
| 2014 | $33,750 | 8.39% | - |
| 2013 | $30,920 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $31,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,790 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bakersfield-Delano is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.