Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Springfield, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla in Springfield, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,600
25th Percentile Wage
$39,120
50th Percentile Wage
$41,600
75th Percentile Wage
$45,190
90th Percentile Wage
$51,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,600.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$41,600
8.87% 2.31%
2021
$37,910
-1.06% -
2020
$38,310
8.14% -
2019
$35,190
11.17% -
2018
$31,260
-42.13% -
2017
$44,430
1.80% -
2016
$43,630
0.99% -
2015
$43,200
-0.88% -
2014
$43,580
9.64% -
2013
$39,380
-3.20% -
2012
$40,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Springfield with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,600, Springfield is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city St Louis (median annual salary of $43,250). Compared with St Louis, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Springfield is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Louis
$43,250
Springfield
$41,600
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$41,200
Joplin
$38,370
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$38,290
St Joseph
$38,090
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$37,480
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$36,830
Kansas City
$36,790
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$34,480

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Missouri.