The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $32,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,180.
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 | $37,750 | 1.43% | 23.44% |
| 2021 | $37,210 | 13.76% | - |
| 2020 | $32,090 | -2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $33,040 | -2.45% | - |
| 2018 | $33,850 | 13.38% | - |
| 2017 | $29,320 | 3.31% | - |
| 2016 | $28,350 | 1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $28,040 | 0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $28,010 | -2.82% | - |
| 2013 | $28,800 | -0.35% | - |
| 2012 | $28,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,750 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.