The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $31,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,900.
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 | $53,940 | 12.05% | 55.78% |
| 2021 | $47,440 | 26.18% | - |
| 2020 | $35,020 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $34,380 | -2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $35,210 | 4.29% | - |
| 2017 | $33,700 | 2.02% | - |
| 2016 | $33,020 | -5.00% | - |
| 2015 | $34,670 | 27.46% | - |
| 2014 | $25,150 | 4.37% | - |
| 2013 | $24,050 | 0.83% | - |
| 2012 | $23,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,940 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Waterloo-Cedar Falls and 30.2 percent (30.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Dubuque | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |