The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Greensboro-High Point 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 | $30,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,710.
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 | $40,990 | -15.74% | 35.47% |
| 2021 | $47,440 | 3.35% | - |
| 2020 | $45,850 | 5.80% | - |
| 2019 | $43,190 | 20.28% | - |
| 2018 | $34,430 | 3.75% | - |
| 2017 | $33,140 | 4.10% | - |
| 2016 | $31,780 | 7.43% | - |
| 2015 | $29,420 | 5.06% | - |
| 2014 | $27,930 | 6.55% | - |
| 2013 | $26,100 | -1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $26,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,990 in Greensboro-High Point 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 Greensboro-High Point is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 44.3 percent (44.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.