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

SOC 51-4033 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ames, IA is $47,490 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.83 per hour. This is 5% above the national median of $45,190. 40 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Ames, IA.

Median Annual Salary

$47,490

Mean Annual

$47,840

Median Hourly

$22.83

Total Employed

40

Salary Distribution

$39k
10th
$47k
25th
$47k
Median
$47k
75th
$57k
90th

How This Compares

Ames, IA

$47,490

this metro

Iowa

$44,920

you earn +6% vs state

United States

$45,190

you earn +5% vs US

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