The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $21,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,700.
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 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,560 | 0.30% | 17.56% |
| 2016 | $29,470 | 11.13% | - |
| 2015 | $26,190 | 5.19% | - |
| 2014 | $24,830 | 2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $24,150 | -0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $24,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,560 in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.