Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $40,580 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $19.51 per hour. This is 10% below the national median of $45,190. 360 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. Wages have declined 4% since 2014, when the median was $42,410.
Median Annual Salary
$40,580
Mean Annual
$44,800
Median Hourly
$19.51
Total Employed
360
Location Quotient
1.48
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$40,580
this metro
New York
$45,910
you earn -12% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -10% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,580 |
| 2023 | $44,630 |
| 2022 | $40,430 |
| 2021 | $37,820 |
| 2020 | $40,920 |
| 2019 | $37,260 |
| 2018 | $36,260 |
| 2017 | $37,460 |
| 2016 | $37,800 |
| 2015 | $39,400 |
| 2014 | $42,410 |
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