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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$54,920
25th Percentile Wage	$63,580
50th Percentile Wage	$66,080
75th Percentile Wage	$67,460
90th Percentile Wage	$72,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Western 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 $72,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$66,080	10.14%	8.23%
2021	$59,380	-2.58%	-
2020	$60,910	0.44%	-
2018	$60,640	-	-

Table 2. Compare Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Salary in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,080, Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $89,500). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$89,500
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$66,080
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$65,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$57,630
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$54,090
Bellingham	$54,080
Longview	$51,510
Tacoma	$38,610