The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Mankato-North Mankato 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 | $23,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,180.
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 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $34,860 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $34,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,860, Mankato-North Mankato is the lowest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Minnesota, following city of Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,190). Compared with the highest paying city Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Mankato-North Mankato is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Cloud | |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Mankato-North Mankato |