The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Utica-Rome, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Utica-Rome 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 | $30,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,250.
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 | $37,310 | -22.89% | 10.91% |
| 2021 | $45,850 | 11.21% | - |
| 2020 | $40,710 | -3.41% | - |
| 2019 | $42,100 | 13.42% | - |
| 2018 | $36,450 | 0.69% | - |
| 2017 | $36,200 | 17.46% | - |
| 2016 | $29,880 | 4.38% | - |
| 2015 | $28,570 | -0.56% | - |
| 2014 | $28,730 | 26.31% | - |
| 2013 | $21,170 | -57.01% | - |
| 2012 | $33,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,310 in Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.