The salary statistics of precision instrument and equipment repairers in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare precision instrument and equipment repairer salaries in different industries within the mining sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for precision instrument and equipment repairers in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) precision instrument and equipment repairers is $98,270. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $73,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid precision instrument and equipment repairers is $38,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of precision instrument and equipment repairers in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $73,100 | 5.60% | 38.50% |
| 2017 | $69,010 | 4.93% | - |
| 2016 | $65,610 | 15.96% | - |
| 2015 | $55,140 | 3.48% | - |
| 2014 | $53,220 | 15.93% | - |
| 2013 | $44,740 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $44,960 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].