The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield 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 | $35,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,720.
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 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,540 | 3.80% | 16.33% |
| 2021 | $44,770 | -0.47% | - |
| 2020 | $44,980 | 4.11% | - |
| 2019 | $43,130 | 1.76% | - |
| 2018 | $42,370 | 2.01% | - |
| 2017 | $41,520 | 3.03% | - |
| 2016 | $40,260 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $39,040 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $38,330 | 5.09% | - |
| 2013 | $36,380 | -7.04% | - |
| 2012 | $38,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,540, Springfield is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $50,050). Compared with Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower.
| 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 |