The annual and hourly salary statistics of grinding and polishing workers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of grinding and polishing workers 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 | $20,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding and polishing workers 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 $42,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of grinding and polishing workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,460 | -6.05% | 19.74% |
| 2016 | $29,120 | 5.36% | - |
| 2015 | $27,560 | 9.22% | - |
| 2014 | $25,020 | 11.83% | - |
| 2013 | $22,060 | 0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $22,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,460 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for grinding and polishing workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding and polishing workers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 32.9 percent (32.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur.