Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,300
25th Percentile Wage
$39,630
50th Percentile Wage
$41,220
75th Percentile Wage
$50,720
90th Percentile Wage
$50,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,300.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$41,220
6.40% 40.68%
2021
$38,580
-6.77% -
2020
$41,190
40.64% -
2017
$24,450
0.00% -
2012
$24,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,220, Portsmouth is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $41,610). Compared with Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portsmouth is .9 percent (.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$41,610
Portsmouth
$41,220
Dover-Durham
$40,060
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$39,140
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$38,590
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$37,210
Manchester
$36,190
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$35,770
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$35,400
Nashua
$30,320
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$29,780
Rochester-Dover
$28,080

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.