Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Elkhart-Goshen with Other Indiana Cities

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
$68,190
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$45,280
Elkhart-Goshen
$41,370
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$40,050
Indianapolis-Carmel
$39,700
Fort Wayne
$39,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$38,560
Columbus
$37,640
Terre Haute
$37,630
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$36,270
Michigan City-La Porte
$35,980
Gary
$35,530
Muncie
$33,540

See also: Top paying jobs in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana.