The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, 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 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $27,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,860.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,210 | 0.46% | 35.77% |
| 2016 | $37,040 | 1.89% | - |
| 2015 | $36,340 | -6.33% | - |
| 2014 | $38,640 | 28.31% | - |
| 2013 | $27,700 | 13.72% | - |
| 2012 | $23,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,210 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.