The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $30,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,690.
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 | $36,020 | -0.39% | 20.74% |
| 2021 | $36,160 | 13.72% | - |
| 2020 | $31,200 | 4.49% | - |
| 2019 | $29,800 | 7.99% | - |
| 2018 | $27,420 | 1.64% | - |
| 2017 | $26,970 | -1.82% | - |
| 2016 | $27,460 | 0.62% | - |
| 2015 | $27,290 | -0.77% | - |
| 2014 | $27,500 | 0.40% | - |
| 2013 | $27,390 | -4.24% | - |
| 2012 | $28,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,020 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.