The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $31,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla 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 $53,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,550.
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 | $37,720 | 17.34% | 9.65% |
| 2019 | $31,180 | -11.42% | - |
| 2017 | $34,740 | 6.91% | - |
| 2013 | $32,340 | -5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $34,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,720 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Durham-Chapel Hill is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 39.4 percent (39.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.