The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $18,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,060.
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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $28,280 | 13.08% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $24,580 | 2.36% | - |
| 2014 | $24,000 | -17.83% | - |
| 2012 | $28,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,280 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |