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

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$42,920
-10.9% vs national
Hourly Wage
$20.64
 
10th Percentile
$33,690
Entry level
90th Percentile
$50,490
Senior level
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Salary Range

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Arkansas earn between $33,690 and $50,490, with a mean of $42,920. The national average for this role is $48,170.

$42,920 mean
10th Percentile$33,69090th Percentile$50,490

How Arkansas Compares

LocationMean Salary
Arkansas$42,920
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. Arkansas. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.