Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,860
25th Percentile Wage
$32,220
50th Percentile Wage
$36,140
75th Percentile Wage
$40,600
90th Percentile Wage
$48,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,860.

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
$36,140
-3.27% 18.62%
2021
$37,320
8.47% -
2020
$34,160
-2.66% -
2019
$35,070
-8.10% -
2018
$37,910
12.58% -
2017
$33,140
3.47% -
2016
$31,990
-4.81% -
2015
$33,530
-4.56% -
2014
$35,060
12.84% -
2013
$30,560
3.76% -
2012
$29,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Pla Salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,140 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 30.7 percent (30.7%) 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee.