The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Providence-Fall River-Warwick 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 | $30,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,130.
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 | $38,180 | 1.00% | 21.97% |
| 2021 | $37,800 | 5.82% | - |
| 2020 | $35,600 | 8.09% | - |
| 2019 | $32,720 | -4.80% | - |
| 2018 | $34,290 | -3.67% | - |
| 2017 | $35,550 | 1.29% | - |
| 2016 | $35,090 | 7.15% | - |
| 2015 | $32,580 | 0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $32,440 | 4.22% | - |
| 2013 | $31,070 | 4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $29,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,180, Providence-Fall River-Warwick is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Rhode Island, following the highest paying city Norwich-New London (median annual salary of $41,390). Compared with Norwich-New London, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Providence-Fall River-Warwick is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Norwich-New London | |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick |