The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $30,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,810.
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 | $39,770 | 5.48% | 9.55% |
| 2021 | $37,590 | 6.12% | - |
| 2020 | $35,290 | 0.99% | - |
| 2019 | $34,940 | -1.83% | - |
| 2018 | $35,580 | -2.08% | - |
| 2017 | $36,320 | -5.07% | - |
| 2016 | $38,160 | -2.83% | - |
| 2015 | $39,240 | 3.31% | - |
| 2014 | $37,940 | 3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $36,750 | 2.12% | - |
| 2012 | $35,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,770 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.