The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $37,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,760.
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 | $44,630 | 14.56% | 36.84% |
| 2021 | $38,130 | 0.47% | - |
| 2020 | $37,950 | 3.69% | - |
| 2019 | $36,550 | -0.30% | - |
| 2018 | $36,660 | -0.27% | - |
| 2017 | $36,760 | 2.53% | - |
| 2016 | $35,830 | 9.94% | - |
| 2015 | $32,270 | 10.32% | - |
| 2014 | $28,940 | 2.83% | - |
| 2013 | $28,120 | -0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $28,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,630, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $43,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.