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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,550
25th Percentile Wage	$25,930
50th Percentile Wage	$31,750
75th Percentile Wage	$38,510
90th Percentile Wage	$48,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,550.

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	$31,750	-0.09%	-0.09%
2012	$31,780	-	-

Table 3. Compare Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,750, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is the second highest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $45,420). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower.

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