The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bloomsburg-Berwick 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 | $29,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,400.
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 | $34,480 | -3.77% | 7.69% |
| 2021 | $35,780 | 11.04% | - |
| 2016 | $31,830 | -4.68% | - |
| 2015 | $33,320 | 4.47% | - |
| 2012 | $31,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,480 in Bloomsburg-Berwick is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bloomsburg-Berwick is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.