The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Burlington-South Burlington 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 | $31,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,910.
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 | $42,010 | 10.02% | 31.09% |
| 2021 | $37,800 | 6.22% | - |
| 2020 | $35,450 | -11.79% | - |
| 2019 | $39,630 | -1.59% | - |
| 2018 | $40,260 | 4.25% | - |
| 2017 | $38,550 | 24.49% | - |
| 2013 | $29,110 | 0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $28,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,010, Burlington-South Burlington is the second highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Vermont, following the highest paying city Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $46,180). Compared with Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Burlington-South Burlington is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | |
| Burlington-South Burlington | |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area |