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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary Information in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual and hourly salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,460
25th Percentile Wage	$27,390
50th Percentile Wage	$32,640
75th Percentile Wage	$35,950
90th Percentile Wage	$37,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,460.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$32,640	-0.77%	18.20%
2013	$32,890	18.82%	-
2012	$26,700	-	-

Table 3. Compare Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,640 in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bellingham.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$39,190
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$35,440
Spokane	$35,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$35,290
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$34,790
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$32,640
Tacoma	$29,520
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$29,120
Bellingham	$27,180