The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta 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 | $19,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,630.
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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $26,260 | 7.69% | 7.69% |
| 2012 | $24,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,260, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is the lowest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $44,630). In comparison, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta is 41.2 percent (41.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.