The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $36,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,910.
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 | $45,280 | 10.60% | 35.16% |
| 2021 | $40,480 | 17.66% | - |
| 2020 | $33,330 | 3.18% | - |
| 2019 | $32,270 | 9.02% | - |
| 2017 | $29,360 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,280, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Kokomo (median annual salary of $68,190). Compared with Kokomo, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 33.6 percent (33.6%) lower.
| 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 |