The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 | $19,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,740.
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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $27,420 | 5.36% | 12.55% |
| 2013 | $25,950 | 7.59% | - |
| 2012 | $23,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,420 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 4.2 percent (4.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.