The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $34,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,610.
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 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63,120 | -7.68% | 54.04% |
| 2019 | $67,970 | 32.97% | - |
| 2015 | $45,560 | 36.33% | - |
| 2012 | $29,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,120, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Louisiana, followed by Lafayette (median annual salary $31,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 49.8 percent (49.8%) higher than that in Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City |