The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $25,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,950.
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 | $33,950 | 10.81% | 8.78% |
| 2021 | $30,280 | -13.57% | - |
| 2020 | $34,390 | 0.29% | - |
| 2019 | $34,290 | 5.66% | - |
| 2018 | $32,350 | 23.00% | - |
| 2017 | $24,910 | 1.20% | - |
| 2016 | $24,610 | 2.89% | - |
| 2015 | $23,900 | -26.28% | - |
| 2014 | $30,180 | -5.90% | - |
| 2013 | $31,960 | 3.10% | - |
| 2012 | $30,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,950 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.