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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Grand Forks, North Dakota

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Forks, North Dakota are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Forks is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$23,440
25th Percentile Wage	$30,520
50th Percentile Wage	$38,140
75th Percentile Wage	$47,720
90th Percentile Wage	$61,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,440.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$38,140	8.47%	5.22%
2013	$34,910	-3.55%	-
2012	$36,150	-	-

Table 3. Compare Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Grand Forks with Other North Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,140 in Grand Forks is in the middle of salary range for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of North Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Forks is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fargo.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$55,180
Bismarck	$52,240
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$49,400
Grand Forks	$38,140
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$36,760
Fargo	$27,280