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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,720
25th Percentile Wage	$23,090
50th Percentile Wage	$36,150
75th Percentile Wage	$44,820
90th Percentile Wage	$48,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$36,150	0.00%	0.00%
2012	$36,150	-	-

Table 3. Compare Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,150, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of North Carolina, followed by Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $33,850). In comparison, the median annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill is 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill	$36,150
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$33,850
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$33,280
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$32,040
Greensboro-High Point	$31,760
Asheville	$31,170
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,010
Raleigh-Cary	$25,630