The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bellingham, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bellingham 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 | $25,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,270.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,890 in Bellingham is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Bellingham is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.