The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $35,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,380.
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 | $66,050 | 6.25% | 45.45% |
| 2021 | $61,920 | -2.76% | - |
| 2020 | $63,630 | 12.18% | - |
| 2019 | $55,880 | 16.48% | - |
| 2018 | $46,670 | 18.08% | - |
| 2017 | $38,230 | 0.29% | - |
| 2016 | $38,120 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $38,120 | -1.08% | - |
| 2014 | $38,530 | 7.32% | - |
| 2013 | $35,710 | -0.90% | - |
| 2012 | $36,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,050, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of South Carolina, followed by Spartanburg (median annual salary $49,450). In comparison, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 25.1 percent (25.1%) higher than that in Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence | |
| Sumter | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Anderson |