The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 | $22,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,940.
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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $32,150 | 4.39% | -5.63% |
| 2013 | $30,740 | -10.47% | - |
| 2012 | $33,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,150, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is the lowest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of New York, following city of Ithaca (median annual salary of $50,200). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is about 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower than that of the highest paying city Ithaca.