The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $20,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,630.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $33,160 | 28.77% | 30.46% |
| 2013 | $23,620 | 2.37% | - |
| 2012 | $23,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,160 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Augusta-Richmond County is 49.8 percent (49.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.