The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 | $28,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,180.
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 | $34,950 | -3.52% | 5.61% |
| 2021 | $36,180 | -20.90% | - |
| 2020 | $43,740 | 12.16% | - |
| 2019 | $38,420 | 11.32% | - |
| 2018 | $34,070 | 12.56% | - |
| 2017 | $29,790 | -13.80% | - |
| 2016 | $33,900 | -6.96% | - |
| 2015 | $36,260 | -1.41% | - |
| 2014 | $36,770 | 6.94% | - |
| 2013 | $34,220 | 3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $32,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,950 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.