Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnstown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,470
25th Percentile Wage
$26,720
50th Percentile Wage
$28,810
75th Percentile Wage
$30,890
90th Percentile Wage
$36,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,470.

Median salary trend

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 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$28,810
-22.18% 0.00%
2014
$35,200
2.19% -
2013
$34,430
16.32% -
2012
$28,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Johnstown with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,810, Johnstown is the lowest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Pittsburgh (median annual salary of $45,150). Compared with the highest paying city Pittsburgh, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnstown is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Pittsburgh
$45,150
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$43,330
Reading
$43,090
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$42,820
Philadelphia
$41,430
Williamsport
$40,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$39,770
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$39,620
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,130
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,860
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$38,700
State College
$38,080
Lancaster
$37,550
York-Hanover
$37,180
Erie
$36,900
Lebanon
$36,170
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$34,950
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$34,480
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,990
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$33,160
Newark-Union
$31,390
Johnstown
$28,810

See also: Top paying jobs in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.