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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Alabama

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$41,330
-14.2% vs national
Hourly Wage
$19.87
 
10th Percentile
$29,340
Entry level
90th Percentile
$56,180
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Salary Range

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Alabama earn between $29,340 and $56,180, with a mean of $41,330. The national average for this role is $48,170.

$41,330 mean
10th Percentile$29,34090th Percentile$56,180

How Alabama Compares

LocationMean Salary
Alabama$41,330
National Average$48,170
Oregon$58,530
Minnesota$56,470
Massachusetts$54,320
Vermont$54,310
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Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Alabama. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.