The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $35,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,690.
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 | $40,330 | 4.41% | 9.84% |
| 2021 | $38,550 | 4.33% | - |
| 2020 | $36,880 | 5.21% | - |
| 2019 | $34,960 | 0.54% | - |
| 2018 | $34,770 | 0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $34,750 | -0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $34,950 | 2.32% | - |
| 2015 | $34,140 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $32,940 | -4.04% | - |
| 2013 | $34,270 | -6.10% | - |
| 2012 | $36,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,330 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area and 33.7 percent (33.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.