The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 | $24,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,090.
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 | $42,450 | -14.53% | 18.26% |
| 2021 | $48,620 | 7.03% | - |
| 2020 | $45,200 | 26.26% | - |
| 2016 | $33,330 | -10.38% | - |
| 2015 | $36,790 | -11.42% | - |
| 2014 | $40,990 | 10.71% | - |
| 2013 | $36,600 | 5.19% | - |
| 2012 | $34,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,450 in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.