The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $36,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,180.
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 | $43,600 | 0.25% | 22.41% |
| 2021 | $43,490 | -5.86% | - |
| 2020 | $46,040 | 6.23% | - |
| 2019 | $43,170 | 15.13% | - |
| 2018 | $36,640 | 3.58% | - |
| 2017 | $35,330 | 0.85% | - |
| 2016 | $35,030 | 6.68% | - |
| 2015 | $32,690 | 3.09% | - |
| 2014 | $31,680 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $31,200 | -8.43% | - |
| 2012 | $33,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,600, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $44,630). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.