The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $31,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,050.
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 | $37,180 | -1.00% | 14.85% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 14.62% | - |
| 2020 | $32,060 | -8.45% | - |
| 2019 | $34,770 | -2.76% | - |
| 2018 | $35,730 | 19.62% | - |
| 2017 | $28,720 | 10.41% | - |
| 2016 | $25,730 | -10.57% | - |
| 2015 | $28,450 | -9.67% | - |
| 2014 | $31,200 | -5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $32,830 | 3.56% | - |
| 2012 | $31,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,180 in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 Louisville-Jefferson County is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 22.8 percent (22.8%) 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 |