The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Holland-Grand Haven 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 | $18,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,660.
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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $30,840 | 14.49% | 11.48% |
| 2013 | $26,370 | -3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $27,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,840, Holland-Grand Haven is the lowest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Michigan, following city of Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $54,160). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Holland-Grand Haven is about 43.1 percent (43.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.