The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lawrence-Methuen-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 | $26,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,070.
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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,780 | 3.79% | -21.99% |
| 2016 | $28,650 | -33.58% | - |
| 2015 | $38,270 | 5.07% | - |
| 2012 | $36,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,780 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 5.7 percent (5.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.