Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Alabama
SOC 51-4033 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama is $38,910 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.71 per hour. This is 14% below the national median of $45,190. 1,580 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Alabama. Wages have grown 31% since 2014, when the median was $29,760.
Median Annual Salary
$38,910
Mean Annual
$41,470
Median Hourly
$18.71
Total Employed
1,580
Location Quotient
1.66
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Alabama
$38,910
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -14% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,910 |
| 2023 | $36,790 |
| 2022 | $34,490 |
| 2021 | $30,070 |
| 2020 | $34,620 |
| 2019 | $32,680 |
| 2018 | $32,210 |
| 2017 | $29,380 |
| 2016 | $29,340 |
| 2015 | $28,010 |
| 2014 | $29,760 |
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