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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City (2024)
193 metro areas · National average: $45,556 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 193 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Portland, OR $57,960
$55,280
$40,440
$72,990
Syracuse, NY $55,810
$44,360
$33,670
$81,580
Springfield, MA $55,690
$51,670
$40,360
$77,200
St. Louis, MO $55,490
$58,920
$38,830
$62,010
Seattle, WA $54,330
$49,470
$39,830
$70,410
Bend, OR $54,250
$49,750
$43,930
$63,190
Boulder, CO $54,000
$47,020
$42,050
$78,230
Bridgeport, CT $53,640
$49,770
$38,570
$71,590
Spartanburg, SC $53,390
$53,350
$42,000
$62,700
Albany, OR $53,340
$49,200
$40,340
$60,550
Bakersfield, CA $53,240
$49,420
$34,900
$71,350
Sheboygan, WI $53,160
$50,850
$37,530
$67,950
Utica, NY $53,000
$50,290
$35,630
$75,320
Minneapolis, MN $52,960
$49,590
$39,350
$67,640
Boston, MA $52,950
$49,120
$40,500
$75,730
St. Cloud, MN $52,950
$55,580
$38,260
$61,590
Davenport, IA $52,800
$47,170
$37,240
$74,190
Portland, ME $52,350
$48,190
$40,240
$64,870
Pueblo, CO $51,900
$50,940
$47,070
$56,500
Reading, PA $51,630
$51,380
$38,010
$65,970
San Francisco, CA $51,430
$48,750
$39,830
$65,610
Waterloo, IA $51,400
$44,930
$38,970
$70,650
San Jose, CA $51,270
$48,650
$39,840
$64,060
Charleston, SC $51,150
$50,290
$37,680
$68,330
Memphis, TN $51,110
$45,500
$39,310
$67,490
Kansas City, MO $50,940
$44,340
$36,160
$72,680
Longview, WA $50,910
$51,880
$40,630
$64,770
Vallejo, CA $50,820
$46,130
$36,220
$67,390
Washington, DC $50,580
$47,370
$38,890
$68,160
Wilmington, NC $50,580
$52,280
$35,050
$60,960
Pittsburgh, PA $50,500
$46,420
$37,140
$76,180
Asheville, NC $50,480
$53,180
$35,690
$58,560
Burlington, VT $50,260
$49,160
$41,310
$60,340
Charlotte, NC $50,110
$52,850
$36,520
$59,340
Eau Claire, WI $49,790
$47,770
$38,740
$60,870
Fort Smith, AR $49,350
$55,410
$31,000
$68,500
Greenville, SC $49,350
$50,080
$34,870
$70,840
Hartford, CT $49,290
$48,290
$35,350
$63,040
Peoria, IL $49,140
$50,330
$37,460
$59,390
Mount Vernon, WA $49,050
$50,330
$38,180
$57,940
Santa Rosa, CA $49,020
$48,060
$38,080
$60,850
Modesto, CA $48,870
$44,160
$35,960
$70,530
Spokane, WA $48,650
$45,170
$38,700
$59,450
Huntsville, AL $48,630
$46,080
$31,500
$66,450
Milwaukee, WI $48,520
$48,160
$38,120
$61,320
Green Bay, WI $48,440
$48,300
$38,630
$59,010
Philadelphia, PA $48,410
$46,540
$35,570
$62,550
Oshkosh, WI $48,310
$47,460
$31,730
$78,080
Huntington, WV $48,220
$51,360
$34,070
$60,830
New Haven, CT $48,190
$46,890
$34,350
$63,170
Worcester, MA $48,120
$46,350
$39,390
$57,270
Harrisburg, PA $48,100
$43,720
$34,030
$82,350
Appleton, WI $48,030
$47,940
$37,460
$60,000
Madison, WI $48,000
$46,530
$37,580
$61,990
Sandusky, OH $47,980
$46,560
$37,050
$79,860
Phoenix, AZ $47,910
$44,670
$36,300
$66,830
Ames, IA $47,840
$47,490
$39,350
$56,660
Durham, NC $47,810
$48,140
$34,980
$61,470
Columbia, SC $47,770
$44,000
$38,720
$62,100
Los Angeles, CA $47,740
$45,730
$35,420
$63,470
Lafayette, IN $47,730
$45,090
$35,440
$56,200
Indianapolis, IN $47,680
$45,540
$36,640
$61,870
Chicago, IL $47,420
$45,140
$36,920
$61,780
Fond du Lac, WI $47,420
$46,380
$37,820
$60,450
San Diego, CA $47,410
$44,870
$36,030
$61,860
Kenosha, WI $47,270
$45,400
$36,720
$58,470
Toledo, OH $47,170
$41,950
$37,460
$66,280
Elkhart, IN $46,990
$45,160
$39,140
$58,120
Detroit, MI $46,950
$45,250
$35,360
$63,610
Saginaw, MI $46,940
$48,620
$34,700
$63,850
Lewiston, ID $46,860
$46,690
$38,670
$58,590
Manchester, NH $46,580
$42,430
$36,330
$65,850
Janesville, WI $46,540
$47,630
$39,850
$52,000
Fort Wayne, IN $46,370
$44,870
$34,180
$66,530
Denver, CO $46,350
$44,070
$38,360
$60,260
Provo, UT $46,250
$45,770
$40,610
$51,770
New York, NY $46,190
$45,760
$34,720
$59,930
Colorado Springs, CO $46,140
$42,310
$37,540
$58,420
Springfield, MO $46,130
$44,720
$37,210
$59,480
Greensboro, NC $46,120
$47,100
$35,670
$57,110
Lincoln, NE $46,090
$47,010
$35,920
$48,420
Sacramento, CA $46,080
$43,230
$34,930
$60,920
Atlanta, GA $46,040
$45,750
$36,130
$57,880
Traverse City, MI $46,030
$38,260
$34,750
$63,100
Santa Cruz, CA $45,920
$44,490
$40,030
$58,870
Prescott Valley, AZ $45,910
$45,430
$32,970
$57,010
Dubuque, IA $45,860
$47,130
$38,090
$48,310
Riverside, CA $45,700
$42,680
$35,880
$61,860
Knoxville, TN $45,660
$47,100
$35,260
$53,350
Albany, NY $45,510
$45,460
$39,800
$56,350
Oxnard, CA $45,470
$43,160
$35,610
$60,020
State College, PA $45,310
$45,830
$35,690
$49,450
Providence, RI $45,300
$43,530
$35,960
$58,020
Nashville, TN $45,260
$42,180
$34,680
$57,110
Stockton, CA $45,230
$42,730
$35,920
$58,240
Fort Collins, CO $45,120
$41,410
$36,520
$57,210
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,100
$44,570
$39,310
$56,160
Muncie, IN $45,040
$39,540
$31,110
$62,270
Burlington, NC $44,970
$46,060
$34,970
$55,520
Monroe, MI $44,920
$42,300
$31,900
$60,990
Hickory, NC $44,900
$45,990
$37,030
$56,260
Lansing, MI $44,840
$39,660
$35,620
$63,500
Buffalo, NY $44,800
$40,580
$36,100
$61,340
Elmira, NY $44,800
$41,330
$31,200
$61,990
Norwich, CT $44,790
$38,960
$32,640
$63,390
Cleveland, OH $44,550
$42,410
$34,410
$59,200
Boise City, ID $44,510
$40,910
$35,770
$49,230
Waterbury, CT $44,510
$40,130
$33,850
$59,850
Cincinnati, OH $44,440
$40,750
$34,640
$61,100
Richmond, VA $44,430
$45,070
$32,220
$52,350
Greeley, CO $44,370
$40,960
$35,660
$58,460
Winston, NC $44,320
$46,710
$31,630
$56,900
Mansfield, OH $44,290
$43,850
$36,000
$59,250
Erie, PA $44,200
$44,190
$30,110
$61,120
Youngstown, OH $44,190
$44,810
$31,480
$54,420
Des Moines, IA $43,950
$43,480
$36,220
$48,300
Rockford, IL $43,880
$39,050
$34,560
$57,380
Chattanooga, TN $43,850
$45,890
$34,880
$47,880
Salt Lake City, UT $43,710
$41,500
$34,310
$57,070
Dayton, OH $43,650
$39,890
$31,720
$61,610
Baltimore, MD $43,640
$39,530
$31,200
$54,650
Springfield, OH $43,640
$46,380
$35,360
$49,240
Raleigh, NC $43,620
$45,230
$33,960
$55,640
Wichita, KS $43,590
$38,870
$31,860
$67,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $43,560
$38,990
$36,410
$58,440
South Bend, IN $43,560
$42,570
$36,790
$53,350
Canton, OH $43,530
$39,940
$31,750
$62,190
Wausau, WI $43,380
$39,340
$39,320
$57,740
Columbus, OH $43,340
$41,330
$36,080
$51,260
Augusta, GA $43,320
$41,070
$35,840
$50,740
Allentown, PA $43,300
$46,760
$31,470
$50,720
Yakima, WA $43,300
$42,080
$38,550
$48,320
Carson City, NV $43,290
$40,200
$32,790
$57,920
Jackson, MI $43,200
$38,690
$36,130
$57,170
Racine, WI $43,130
$38,910
$35,310
$56,370
Lancaster, PA $43,110
$40,960
$35,530
$51,270
Tyler, TX $43,090
$50,530
$31,200
$51,250
Reno, NV $43,050
$40,960
$33,910
$52,070
Lebanon, PA $43,040
$42,120
$35,640
$48,390
Grand Rapids, MI $42,960
$40,620
$35,310
$55,280
Muskegon, MI $42,870
$40,980
$31,920
$49,860
York, PA $42,830
$42,120
$37,150
$48,920
Binghamton, NY $42,740
$43,720
$31,200
$52,070
Ocala, FL $42,610
$40,940
$34,800
$52,510
Akron, OH $42,550
$41,150
$32,900
$54,930
Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,540
$44,920
$38,180
$44,930
Jackson, TN $42,530
$42,260
$27,900
$49,460
Rochester, NY $42,460
$40,430
$34,510
$51,190
Terre Haute, IN $42,410
$43,200
$30,260
$47,310
Miami, FL $42,380
$38,390
$32,640
$52,150
Tucson, AZ $42,360
$41,840
$34,860
$50,600
Evansville, IN $42,340
$40,820
$35,970
$45,720
Austin, TX $42,290
$39,400
$33,700
$55,350
Little Rock, AR $42,260
$41,550
$34,150
$47,650
Montgomery, AL $42,260
$37,600
$32,790
$61,260
Columbus, IN $42,070
$41,880
$34,300
$48,980
Michigan City, IN $41,860
$37,840
$37,600
$47,470
Las Vegas, NV $41,830
$37,680
$35,130
$58,760
Ann Arbor, MI $41,760
$38,650
$34,360
$48,520
Battle Creek, MI $41,710
$39,330
$34,840
$47,150
Lynchburg, VA $41,670
$36,770
$33,160
$56,250
Virginia Beach, VA $41,650
$36,730
$33,440
$57,920
Deltona, FL $41,380
$40,370
$34,080
$45,720
Niles, MI $41,320
$38,710
$34,890
$50,960
Kalamazoo, MI $41,290
$37,170
$37,090
$48,680
North Port, FL $41,270
$39,520
$34,530
$51,810
Fresno, CA $40,980
$37,510
$34,980
$48,800
Dallas, TX $40,960
$38,040
$31,030
$53,910
Birmingham, AL $40,950
$38,580
$34,420
$50,040
Waco, TX $40,830
$44,400
$30,040
$49,630
Anniston, AL $40,810
$37,890
$33,360
$48,180
Scranton, PA $40,810
$38,500
$36,640
$48,180
Houston, TX $40,770
$39,910
$27,590
$53,910
Staunton, VA $40,770
$42,040
$30,890
$44,810
Tulsa, OK $40,760
$39,930
$31,200
$50,280
Flint, MI $40,190
$37,600
$28,270
$49,380
Orlando, FL $39,970
$38,890
$32,350
$50,960
San Antonio, TX $39,880
$36,600
$27,340
$51,570
Tampa, FL $39,610
$39,040
$33,920
$48,330
Auburn, AL $39,280
$33,520
$29,250
$65,580
Ogden, UT $39,240
$36,890
$29,060
$53,240
Jacksonville, FL $38,990
$37,280
$30,000
$50,640
Palm Bay, FL $38,570
$37,880
$31,610
$48,040
Fayetteville, AR $38,530
$38,260
$33,270
$45,930
Oklahoma City, OK $38,350
$37,500
$30,220
$46,600
Hagerstown, MD $38,150
$36,560
$36,560
$43,250
Killeen, TX $37,920
$38,050
$29,710
$48,550
Roanoke, VA $37,920
$34,120
$32,870
$46,160
El Paso, TX $37,830
$37,240
$25,030
$45,980
Longview, TX $37,820
$40,980
$28,560
$45,170
Mobile, AL $37,420
$37,260
$32,790
$45,910
Florence, SC $36,990
$34,300
$32,790
$45,750
San Juan, PR $25,210
$26,230
$20,300
$28,840
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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