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

National average: $48,170 · 48 states · BLS OEWS May 2025

StateMean Salary
Oregon$58,530
Minnesota$56,470
Massachusetts$54,320
Vermont$54,310
Washington$53,290
New York$52,640
Kentucky$51,730
North Dakota$51,360
Missouri$50,700
South Carolina$49,970
Connecticut$49,690
Rhode Island$49,300
Wyoming$49,190
Nevada$49,150
Iowa$49,130
West Virginia$48,900
Illinois$48,750
Indiana$48,670
Wisconsin$48,520
California$48,450
New Hampshire$48,230
Pennsylvania$47,840
Maine$47,440
Nebraska$47,420
Colorado$47,210
Ohio$47,070
North Carolina$47,010
Michigan$46,830
Georgia$46,330
New Jersey$45,940
Arizona$45,910
Mississippi$45,900
Utah$45,490
Idaho$45,270
Tennessee$44,740
Maryland$43,890
Delaware$43,760
Virginia$43,310
Florida$43,250
Arkansas$42,920
Kansas$42,810
Montana$42,390
Texas$42,170
Oklahoma$41,490
Alabama$41,330
Louisiana$41,150
New Mexico$40,490
South Dakota$40,130