Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley with Other South Carolina Cities

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
$66,050
Spartanburg
$49,450
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$47,430
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$47,330
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$47,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,920
Columbia
$36,600
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$35,940
Florence
$35,050
Sumter
$35,020
Augusta-Richmond County
$33,160
Anderson
$22,480

See also: Top paying jobs in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina.