The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $35,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,570.
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 | $46,600 | 10.54% | 28.45% |
| 2021 | $41,690 | 10.77% | - |
| 2020 | $37,200 | 2.04% | - |
| 2019 | $36,440 | 4.28% | - |
| 2018 | $34,880 | 3.93% | - |
| 2017 | $33,510 | 2.21% | - |
| 2016 | $32,770 | -4.49% | - |
| 2015 | $34,240 | -0.03% | - |
| 2014 | $34,250 | -1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $34,790 | 4.17% | - |
| 2012 | $33,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,600 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |