The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $22,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,020.
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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $31,120 | 1.64% | 1.64% |
| 2018 | $30,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,120 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.