The annual salary statistics of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $24,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding/lapping/polishing/buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and pla in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,310.
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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,680 | -28.18% | -8.48% |
| 2014 | $41,890 | 7.42% | - |
| 2013 | $38,780 | 8.59% | - |
| 2012 | $35,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,680 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Weirton-Steubenville and 7.5 percent (7.5%) 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 |