The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $31,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,820.
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 | $41,370 | 7.25% | 21.90% |
| 2021 | $38,370 | 1.62% | - |
| 2020 | $37,750 | 8.21% | - |
| 2019 | $34,650 | -15.06% | - |
| 2018 | $39,870 | 11.04% | - |
| 2017 | $35,470 | 0.96% | - |
| 2016 | $35,130 | -7.60% | - |
| 2015 | $37,800 | 12.51% | - |
| 2014 | $33,070 | -0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $33,330 | 3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $32,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,370 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Elkhart-Goshen is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Kokomo and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muncie.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kokomo | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbus | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Gary | |
| Muncie |