The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $33,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,110.
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 | $45,900 | 18.28% | 18.28% |
| 2014 | $37,510 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $37,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,900 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Worcester | |
| Framingham | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| New Bedford | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody |