Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Asheville, NC
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 Asheville, NC is $53,180 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $25.57 per hour. This is 18% above the national median of $45,190. 100 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Asheville, NC. Wages have grown 51% since 2014, when the median was $35,250.
Median Annual Salary
$53,180
Mean Annual
$50,480
Median Hourly
$25.57
Total Employed
100
Location Quotient
1.13
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Asheville, NC
$53,180
this metro
North Carolina
$47,470
you earn +12% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +18% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $53,180 |
| 2023 | $46,090 |
| 2022 | $43,870 |
| 2021 | $37,630 |
| 2020 | $39,570 |
| 2019 | $38,980 |
| 2018 | $40,820 |
| 2017 | $42,510 |
| 2016 | $39,700 |
| 2015 | $36,120 |
| 2014 | $35,250 |
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