The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,480.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,630 | 4.68% | -56.93% |
| 2016 | $24,430 | -25.17% | - |
| 2015 | $30,580 | -33.78% | - |
| 2014 | $40,910 | 0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $40,810 | 1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $40,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,630, Raleigh-Cary is the lowest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of North Carolina, following city of Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $36,150). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Raleigh-Cary is about 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill.