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

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$48,750
+1.2% vs national
Hourly Wage
$23.44
 
10th Percentile
$37,530
Entry level
90th Percentile
$63,400
Senior level
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Salary Range

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Illinois earn between $37,530 and $63,400, with a mean of $48,750. The national average for this role is $48,170.

$48,750 mean
10th Percentile$37,53090th Percentile$63,400

How Illinois Compares

LocationMean Salary
Illinois$48,750
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. Illinois. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.