Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California
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 California is $45,640 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.94 per hour. This is 1% above the national median of $45,190. 7,800 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in California. Wages have grown 58% since 2014, when the median was $28,870.
Median Annual Salary
$45,640
Mean Annual
$47,900
Median Hourly
$21.94
Total Employed
7,800
Location Quotient
0.95
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
California
$45,640
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn +1% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $45,640 |
| 2023 | $42,680 |
| 2022 | $38,680 |
| 2021 | $37,460 |
| 2020 | $35,970 |
| 2019 | $35,240 |
| 2018 | $31,620 |
| 2017 | $31,030 |
| 2016 | $29,380 |
| 2015 | $29,690 |
| 2014 | $28,870 |
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