The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $22,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,250 |
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-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,740.
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 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,870 | 11.30% | 14.40% |
| 2016 | $28,270 | -3.33% | - |
| 2015 | $29,210 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $28,680 | -3.00% | - |
| 2013 | $29,540 | 7.65% | - |
| 2012 | $27,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,870 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.