The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $26,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,670.
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 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $38,630 | 1.24% | 3.88% |
| 2016 | $38,150 | 7.39% | - |
| 2015 | $35,330 | 2.92% | - |
| 2014 | $34,300 | -2.59% | - |
| 2013 | $35,190 | -5.51% | - |
| 2012 | $37,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,630 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 20.2 percent (20.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.