The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Smith 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 | $27,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla 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 $47,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,750.
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 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35,340 | 20.09% | 20.09% |
| 2013 | $28,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,340 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Fort Smith is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area and 6.7 percent (6.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tulsa | |
| Oklahoma City | |
| Fort Smith | |
| Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area |