Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $46,550 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $67,210 | +44.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $60,180 | +29.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $59,750 | +28.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $58,680 | +26.1% | 930 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $57,420 | +23.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $57,290 | +23.1% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $57,110 | +22.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $56,670 | +21.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $55,990 | +20.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $55,590 | +19.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $55,080 | +18.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $53,930 | +15.9% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $53,620 | +15.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $53,090 | +14.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $52,880 | +13.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $52,660 | +13.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $52,310 | +12.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $51,990 | +11.7% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $51,930 | +11.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $51,780 | +11.2% | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $51,070 | +9.7% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $51,000 | +9.6% | 700 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $50,910 | +9.4% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $50,880 | +9.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $50,840 | +9.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $50,760 | +9.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $50,650 | +8.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $50,640 | +8.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $50,400 | +8.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $50,300 | +8.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $50,280 | +8.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $50,130 | +7.7% | 700 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $49,950 | +7.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $49,680 | +6.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $49,640 | +6.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $49,500 | +6.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $49,430 | +6.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $49,300 | +5.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $49,300 | +5.9% | 1,870 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $49,290 | +5.9% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $49,230 | +5.8% | 830 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $49,160 | +5.6% | 850 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $49,010 | +5.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $48,960 | +5.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $48,690 | +4.6% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $48,640 | +4.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $48,630 | +4.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $48,620 | +4.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $48,620 | +4.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $48,590 | +4.4% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $48,570 | +4.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $48,530 | +4.3% | 680 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $48,500 | +4.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,500 | +4.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $48,390 | +4.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $48,370 | +3.9% | 460 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $48,320 | +3.8% | 650 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $48,040 | +3.2% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $47,890 | +2.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $47,860 | +2.8% | 410 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $47,770 | +2.6% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $47,750 | +2.6% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $47,680 | +2.4% | 790 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $47,670 | +2.4% | — | 2025 |
| PA | state | $47,650 | +2.4% | 3,830 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $47,650 | +2.4% | 710 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $47,650 | +2.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $47,630 | +2.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $47,530 | +2.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Waco, TX | metropolitan | $47,480 | +2.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $47,440 | +1.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $47,440 | +1.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $47,420 | +1.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $47,380 | +1.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $47,350 | +1.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $47,330 | +1.7% | 3,570 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $47,320 | +1.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $47,310 | +1.6% | 4,170 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $47,230 | +1.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $47,220 | +1.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $47,170 | +1.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $47,170 | +1.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $46,800 | +0.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $46,790 | +0.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $46,760 | +0.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $46,760 | +0.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $46,740 | +0.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $46,730 | +0.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $46,720 | +0.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $46,700 | +0.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $46,680 | +0.3% | 340 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $46,670 | +0.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $46,590 | +0.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $46,580 | +0.1% | 600 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $46,530 | −0.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $46,490 | −0.1% | 330 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $46,420 | −0.3% | 3,110 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $46,400 | −0.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $46,390 | −0.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $46,380 | −0.4% | 890 | 2025 |