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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baton Rouge is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,070
25th Percentile Wage	$21,190
50th Percentile Wage	$25,920
75th Percentile Wage	$35,580
90th Percentile Wage	$46,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,070.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2015	$25,920	-0.81%	0.00%
2014	$26,130	0.80%	-
2012	$25,920	-	-

Table 3. Compare Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Baton Rouge with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,920, Baton Rouge is the lowest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Louisiana, following city of New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $45,420). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Baton Rouge is about 42.9 percent (42.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$45,420
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$31,750
Lafayette	$31,380
Lake Charles	$31,270
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area	$26,510
Baton Rouge	$25,920