The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $31,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,750.
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 | $38,080 | 1.86% | 26.55% |
| 2021 | $37,370 | 3.59% | - |
| 2020 | $36,030 | 1.33% | - |
| 2019 | $35,550 | 14.43% | - |
| 2018 | $30,420 | -2.14% | - |
| 2017 | $31,070 | 9.98% | - |
| 2016 | $27,970 | -3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $29,000 | 3.55% | - |
| 2012 | $27,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,080 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.0 percent (31.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.