The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $26,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,650.
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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $33,400 | 2.60% | 2.60% |
| 2016 | $32,530 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $32,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,400 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Champaign-Urbana is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.