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

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Louisiana are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette 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 Lafayette, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$23,590
25th Percentile Wage	$27,170
50th Percentile Wage	$31,380
75th Percentile Wage	$36,360
90th Percentile Wage	$39,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,590.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$31,380	2.55%	2.55%
2016	$30,580	6.25%	-
2015	$28,670	9.31%	-
2014	$26,000	-17.12%	-
2013	$30,450	-0.43%	-
2012	$30,580	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,380 in Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Baton Rouge.

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