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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 48 states

$45,547
National Average (Median)
$57,290
Highest: Oregon
$38,020
Lowest: New Mexico

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State

Compare Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$38,020
$57,290

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $38,170 AZ $44,990 AR $39,590 CA $45,890 CO $46,120 CT $48,590 DE $44,390 FL $40,310 GA $45,850 ID $45,980 IL $46,180 IN $47,310 IA $46,380 KS $42,710 KY $49,160 LA $38,650 ME $47,230 MD $43,530 MA $50,910 MI $45,460 MN $51,780 MS $42,660 MO $46,270 MT $41,740 NE $48,500 NV $46,140 NH $46,580 NJ $44,450 NM $38,020 NY $49,290 NC $47,770 ND $47,670 OH $45,270 OK $38,570 OR $57,290 PA $47,650 RI $43,650 SC $48,040 SD $39,060 TN $44,710 TX $42,250 UT $44,320 VT $50,640 VA $43,170 WA $49,300 WV $49,950 WI $47,330 WY $46,800

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Oregon
$57,290
#2
Minnesota
$51,780
#3
Massachusetts
$50,910
#4
Vermont
$50,640
#5
West Virginia
$49,950

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in All 48 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Oregon $57,290 $58,530 1,180
2 Minnesota $51,780 $56,470 1,400
3 Massachusetts $50,910 $54,320 2,420
4 Vermont $50,640 $54,310 300
5 West Virginia $49,950 $48,900 200
6 Washington $49,300 $53,290 1,870
7 New York $49,290 $52,640 2,410
8 Kentucky $49,160 $51,730 850
9 Connecticut $48,590 $49,690 1,530
10 Nebraska $48,500 $47,420 300
11 South Carolina $48,040 $49,970 1,730
12 North Carolina $47,770 $47,010 1,610
13 North Dakota $47,670 $51,360 N/A
14 Pennsylvania $47,650 $47,840 3,830
15 Wisconsin $47,330 $48,520 3,570
16 Indiana $47,310 $48,670 4,170
17 Maine $47,230 $47,440 170
18 Wyoming $46,800 $49,190 30
19 New Hampshire $46,580 $48,230 600
20 Iowa $46,380 $49,130 890
21 Missouri $46,270 $50,700 1,210
22 Illinois $46,180 $48,750 4,100
23 Nevada $46,140 $49,150 170
24 Colorado $46,120 $47,210 500
25 Idaho $45,980 $45,270 170
26 California $45,890 $48,450 7,800
27 Georgia $45,850 $46,330 940
28 Michigan $45,460 $46,830 4,180
29 Ohio $45,270 $47,070 5,960
30 Arizona $44,990 $45,910 670
31 Tennessee $44,710 $44,740 1,340
32 New Jersey $44,450 $45,940 860
33 Delaware $44,390 $43,760 50
34 Utah $44,320 $45,490 400
35 Rhode Island $43,650 $49,300 140
36 Maryland $43,530 $43,890 160
37 Virginia $43,170 $43,310 620
38 Kansas $42,710 $42,810 1,010
39 Mississippi $42,660 $45,900 430
40 Texas $42,250 $42,170 2,960
41 Montana $41,740 $42,390 160
42 Florida $40,310 $43,250 1,020
43 Arkansas $39,590 $42,920 340
44 South Dakota $39,060 $40,130 130
45 Louisiana $38,650 $41,150 160
46 Oklahoma $38,570 $41,490 870
47 Alabama $38,170 $41,330 1,500
48 New Mexico $38,020 $40,490 30

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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