The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Raleigh-Cary, 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 Raleigh-Cary 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla 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 $52,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $37,990 | 3.69% | 39.33% |
| 2021 | $36,590 | -7.24% | - |
| 2019 | $39,240 | -1.27% | - |
| 2018 | $39,740 | 19.75% | - |
| 2017 | $31,890 | 27.72% | - |
| 2016 | $23,050 | -2.86% | - |
| 2015 | $23,710 | -48.54% | - |
| 2014 | $35,220 | 2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $34,300 | 32.80% | - |
| 2012 | $23,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,990 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 39.9 percent (39.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.