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

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$49,130
+2.0% vs national
Hourly Wage
$23.62
 
10th Percentile
$38,330
Entry level
90th Percentile
$70,410
Senior level
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Salary Range

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Iowa earn between $38,330 and $70,410, with a mean of $49,130. The national average for this role is $48,170.

$49,130 mean
10th Percentile$38,33090th Percentile$70,410

How Iowa Compares

LocationMean Salary
Iowa$49,130
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. Iowa. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.