The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $29,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,620.
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 | $37,940 | -5.30% | 36.14% |
| 2021 | $39,950 | 27.91% | - |
| 2020 | $28,800 | -5.17% | - |
| 2019 | $30,290 | -10.80% | - |
| 2018 | $33,560 | -2.89% | - |
| 2017 | $34,530 | 5.62% | - |
| 2016 | $32,590 | 5.52% | - |
| 2015 | $30,790 | 11.69% | - |
| 2014 | $27,190 | -3.86% | - |
| 2013 | $28,240 | 14.20% | - |
| 2012 | $24,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,940 in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.