The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $30,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,670.
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 | $38,280 | 5.02% | 17.40% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 14.19% | - |
| 2020 | $31,200 | -10.45% | - |
| 2019 | $34,460 | -0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $34,520 | -3.19% | - |
| 2017 | $35,620 | -6.34% | - |
| 2016 | $37,880 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $37,320 | 15.27% | - |
| 2012 | $31,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,280 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.