The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $30,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,390.
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 | $40,430 | 6.46% | 10.64% |
| 2021 | $37,820 | -8.20% | - |
| 2020 | $40,920 | 8.94% | - |
| 2019 | $37,260 | 2.68% | - |
| 2018 | $36,260 | -3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $37,460 | -0.91% | - |
| 2016 | $37,800 | -4.23% | - |
| 2015 | $39,400 | -7.64% | - |
| 2014 | $42,410 | 5.59% | - |
| 2013 | $40,040 | 9.77% | - |
| 2012 | $36,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,430 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.