The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $32,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,610.
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 | $47,330 | -0.23% | 31.42% |
| 2021 | $47,440 | 15.09% | - |
| 2020 | $40,280 | -4.89% | - |
| 2019 | $42,250 | -3.20% | - |
| 2018 | $43,600 | 5.25% | - |
| 2017 | $41,310 | -2.06% | - |
| 2016 | $42,160 | -2.66% | - |
| 2015 | $43,280 | 4.67% | - |
| 2014 | $41,260 | 13.35% | - |
| 2013 | $35,750 | 9.20% | - |
| 2012 | $32,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,330 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 52.5 percent (52.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| 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 |