The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,020 | -16.99% | 29.13% |
| 2016 | $40,970 | 13.69% | - |
| 2015 | $35,360 | 32.13% | - |
| 2014 | $24,000 | -4.71% | - |
| 2013 | $25,130 | 1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $24,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,020, Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Texarkana-Texarkana (median annual salary of $44,320). Compared with Texarkana-Texarkana, the median annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower.