Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Johnson City, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnson City, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnson City 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 Johnson City, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,410
25th Percentile Wage
$27,920
50th Percentile Wage
$36,590
75th Percentile Wage
$44,420
90th Percentile Wage
$49,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnson City, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,410.

Median salary trend

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 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$36,590
37.20% 37.20%
2012
$22,980
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Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Johnson City with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,590 in Johnson City is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Johnson City is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Clarksville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Jackson
$44,430
Memphis
$40,050
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$39,600
Knoxville
$38,830
Morristown
$37,620
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$37,340
Johnson City
$36,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$36,140
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$32,780
Chattanooga
$32,010
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$31,940
Cleveland
$31,110
Clarksville
$25,050

See also: Top paying jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee.