Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Sumter, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Sumter, 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 Sumter 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 Sumter, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,020
25th Percentile Wage
$35,020
50th Percentile Wage
$35,020
75th Percentile Wage
$42,270
90th Percentile Wage
$54,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Sumter, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,020.

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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$35,020
-7.45% -7.45%
2021
$37,630
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,020 in Sumter 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 Sumter is 47.0 percent (47.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 35.8 percent (35.8%) 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 Sumter, South Carolina.