The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $32,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,270.
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 | $45,070 | 14.36% | 32.02% |
| 2021 | $38,600 | 8.19% | - |
| 2020 | $35,440 | 12.78% | - |
| 2019 | $30,910 | -6.60% | - |
| 2018 | $32,950 | 3.61% | - |
| 2017 | $31,760 | -3.94% | - |
| 2016 | $33,010 | 6.27% | - |
| 2015 | $30,940 | -14.96% | - |
| 2014 | $35,570 | 5.43% | - |
| 2013 | $33,640 | 8.92% | - |
| 2012 | $30,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,070 in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.