The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $34,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,430.
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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,380 | -2.45% | -6.40% |
| 2021 | $37,270 | 0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $37,180 | -4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $38,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,380 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lexington-Fayette is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |