The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $36,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,820.
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 | $41,070 | 5.62% | 12.32% |
| 2021 | $38,760 | -1.91% | - |
| 2018 | $39,500 | 8.84% | - |
| 2017 | $36,010 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $36,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,070 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.