2021 Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
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Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $26,580 to $30,310 per year or $13 to $15 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
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Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $26 | $54,790 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $22 | $45,820 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $18 | $36,880 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $15 | $30,310 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $13 | $26,580 |
[custom_headline id=”states” class=”subheading” type=”left” level=”h3″] Highest paying states [/custom_headline]
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| OR | $23 | $48,080 |
| CT | $23 | $47,640 |
| LA | $22 | $46,780 |
| MS | $22 | $46,020 |
| SC | $21 | $43,950 |
| ME | $20 | $42,270 |
| MA | $20 | $41,770 |
| MD | $20 | $40,930 |
| MN | $20 | $40,600 |
| NC | $19 | $40,500 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setter, Operator and Tender, Metal and Plastic is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like OR doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at OR might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid CNC Grinders are in the states of OR, CT, LA, MS and SC.
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