The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $28,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,190.
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 | $36,820 | -3.31% | 17.93% |
| 2021 | $38,040 | 2.73% | - |
| 2020 | $37,000 | 2.14% | - |
| 2019 | $36,210 | -1.30% | - |
| 2018 | $36,680 | -0.08% | - |
| 2017 | $36,710 | 10.02% | - |
| 2015 | $33,030 | -1.79% | - |
| 2014 | $33,620 | 12.97% | - |
| 2013 | $29,260 | -3.28% | - |
| 2012 | $30,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,820 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 York. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.