The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Winston-Salem, 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 Winston-Salem 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 | $31,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,310.
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 | $45,750 | 17.57% | 22.93% |
| 2021 | $37,710 | -16.65% | - |
| 2020 | $43,990 | 2.50% | - |
| 2019 | $42,890 | 20.70% | - |
| 2018 | $34,010 | 26.35% | - |
| 2017 | $25,050 | -20.08% | - |
| 2016 | $30,080 | -7.85% | - |
| 2015 | $32,440 | -20.78% | - |
| 2014 | $39,180 | 3.98% | - |
| 2013 | $37,620 | 6.27% | - |
| 2012 | $35,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,750, Winston-Salem is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $51,380). Compared with Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Winston-Salem is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower.