The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $35,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,680.
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 | $51,070 | 9.52% | 35.23% |
| 2021 | $46,210 | -3.25% | - |
| 2020 | $47,710 | 9.83% | - |
| 2019 | $43,020 | 2.70% | - |
| 2018 | $41,860 | 0.10% | - |
| 2017 | $41,820 | -7.51% | - |
| 2016 | $44,960 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $44,390 | 11.40% | - |
| 2014 | $39,330 | 12.84% | - |
| 2013 | $34,280 | 3.50% | - |
| 2012 | $33,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,070, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $50,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Olympia | |
| Yakima | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bellingham | |
| Tacoma | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area |