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

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$51,730
+7.4% vs national
Hourly Wage
$24.87
 
10th Percentile
$37,260
Entry level
90th Percentile
$73,540
Senior level
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Salary Range

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kentucky earn between $37,260 and $73,540, with a mean of $51,730. The national average for this role is $48,170.

$51,730 mean
10th Percentile$37,26090th Percentile$73,540

How Kentucky Compares

LocationMean Salary
Kentucky$51,730
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. Kentucky. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.