The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $33,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,120.
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 | $40,810 | 3.19% | 9.56% |
| 2021 | $39,510 | -5.32% | - |
| 2020 | $41,610 | -0.14% | - |
| 2019 | $41,670 | 9.67% | - |
| 2018 | $37,640 | 8.45% | - |
| 2017 | $34,460 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $34,110 | 8.09% | - |
| 2015 | $31,350 | -8.23% | - |
| 2014 | $33,930 | -6.48% | - |
| 2013 | $36,130 | -2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $36,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,810 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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-Warren-Livonia is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.