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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,240
25th Percentile Wage	$20,360
50th Percentile Wage	$24,520
75th Percentile Wage	$35,510
90th Percentile Wage	$39,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,240.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	$24,520	3.83%	21.17%
2015	$23,580	-34.73%	-
2014	$31,770	34.18%	-
2013	$20,910	7.56%	-
2012	$19,330	-	-

Table 3. Compare Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,520, Fort Smith is the lowest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Oklahoma, following city of Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $33,330). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith is about 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$33,330
Oklahoma City	$32,340
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$31,860
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$30,750
Tulsa	$29,420
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$24,830
Fort Smith	$24,520