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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
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 | $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 | - | - |
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 | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Morristown | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Clarksville |