The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $25,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,390.
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 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,380 | 9.92% | 20.28% |
| 2021 | $30,070 | -2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $30,880 | -0.81% | - |
| 2019 | $31,130 | -2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $31,880 | 6.96% | - |
| 2017 | $29,660 | -16.12% | - |
| 2016 | $34,440 | 5.05% | - |
| 2015 | $32,700 | 13.91% | - |
| 2014 | $28,150 | 4.40% | - |
| 2013 | $26,910 | 1.11% | - |
| 2012 | $26,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,380 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.