The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $29,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,900.
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 | $39,270 | 6.77% | 38.04% |
| 2021 | $36,610 | 3.00% | - |
| 2020 | $35,510 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $34,110 | 8.44% | - |
| 2018 | $31,230 | 15.31% | - |
| 2017 | $26,450 | 5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $25,060 | 1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $24,660 | -12.98% | - |
| 2014 | $27,860 | 0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $27,690 | 12.13% | - |
| 2012 | $24,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,270 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.