The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $25,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,370.
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 | $36,660 | 2.65% | 10.86% |
| 2016 | $35,690 | 4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $33,980 | 5.12% | - |
| 2014 | $32,240 | 7.60% | - |
| 2013 | $29,790 | -9.70% | - |
| 2012 | $32,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,660 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.