The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $42,310 | 10.35% | 21.30% |
| 2021 | $37,930 | 3.85% | - |
| 2020 | $36,470 | -1.23% | - |
| 2019 | $36,920 | 5.61% | - |
| 2018 | $34,850 | 0.95% | - |
| 2017 | $34,520 | -1.27% | - |
| 2016 | $34,960 | 4.92% | - |
| 2015 | $33,240 | 2.95% | - |
| 2014 | $32,260 | 1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $31,840 | -4.59% | - |
| 2012 | $33,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,310 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Danville |