The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $30,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,490.
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 | $37,200 | -2.58% | 10.65% |
| 2021 | $38,160 | 2.15% | - |
| 2020 | $37,340 | -0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $37,540 | 3.01% | - |
| 2018 | $36,410 | 6.23% | - |
| 2017 | $34,140 | 13.71% | - |
| 2016 | $29,460 | 0.27% | - |
| 2015 | $29,380 | -0.44% | - |
| 2014 | $29,510 | -0.17% | - |
| 2013 | $29,560 | -12.45% | - |
| 2012 | $33,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,200 in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka is 31.3 percent (31.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.