The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, 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 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $31,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,240.
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 | $47,230 | 16.62% | 28.52% |
| 2021 | $39,380 | 1.63% | - |
| 2020 | $38,740 | 4.21% | - |
| 2019 | $37,110 | 1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $36,540 | -6.81% | - |
| 2017 | $39,030 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $37,860 | -1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $38,330 | 1.72% | - |
| 2014 | $37,670 | -0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $37,960 | 11.06% | - |
| 2012 | $33,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,230 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 52.4 percent (52.4%) 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 |