The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Niles-Benton Harbor 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 | $25,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,100.
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 | $39,970 | 12.13% | 21.57% |
| 2021 | $35,120 | 0.54% | - |
| 2020 | $34,930 | -8.10% | - |
| 2019 | $37,760 | 2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $36,850 | -1.76% | - |
| 2017 | $37,500 | 4.11% | - |
| 2016 | $35,960 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $35,240 | 4.77% | - |
| 2014 | $33,560 | 6.59% | - |
| 2012 | $31,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,970 in Niles-Benton Harbor 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 Niles-Benton Harbor is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.