The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dover-Durham 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 | $35,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,220.
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 | $40,060 | 6.27% | 17.40% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 5.83% | - |
| 2019 | $35,360 | -1.92% | - |
| 2018 | $36,040 | 4.77% | - |
| 2017 | $34,320 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $33,090 | 14.66% | - |
| 2015 | $28,240 | -17.17% | - |
| 2012 | $33,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,060 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dover-Durham is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.