The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 | $29,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,390.
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 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $34,810 | 2.33% | 2.33% |
| 2012 | $34,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,810 in Fort Collins-Loveland is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Collins-Loveland is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Denver-Aurora-Broomfield and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley | |
| Boulder | |
| Pueblo | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area |