The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $26,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,650.
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 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $34,540 | 16.94% | 20.06% |
| 2018 | $28,690 | 3.76% | - |
| 2017 | $27,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,540 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Weirton-Steubenville and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wheeling.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wheeling |