Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $39,400 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.94 per hour. This is 13% below the national median of $45,190. 160 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Wages have grown 41% since 2014, when the median was $27,860.
Median Annual Salary
$39,400
Mean Annual
$42,290
Median Hourly
$18.94
Total Employed
160
Location Quotient
0.28
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$39,400
this metro
Texas
$39,000
you earn +1% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -13% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,400 |
| 2023 | $36,890 |
| 2022 | $39,270 |
| 2021 | $36,610 |
| 2020 | $35,510 |
| 2019 | $34,110 |
| 2018 | $31,230 |
| 2017 | $26,450 |
| 2016 | $25,060 |
| 2015 | $24,660 |
| 2014 | $27,860 |
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