The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $26,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,000.
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 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $36,420 | 12.96% | 18.09% |
| 2018 | $31,700 | 3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $30,650 | 2.68% | - |
| 2016 | $29,830 | 0.34% | - |
| 2015 | $29,730 | -0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $29,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,420 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.