Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Columbus, IN
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 Columbus, IN is $41,880 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.14 per hour. This is 7% below the national median of $45,190. 140 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Columbus, IN. Wages have grown 20% since 2015, when the median was $35,030.
Median Annual Salary
$41,880
Mean Annual
$42,070
Median Hourly
$20.14
Total Employed
140
Location Quotient
6.25
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Columbus, IN
$41,880
this metro
Indiana
$44,610
you earn -6% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -7% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $41,880 |
| 2023 | $39,710 |
| 2022 | $37,640 |
| 2021 | $37,140 |
| 2020 | $34,260 |
| 2019 | $34,690 |
| 2018 | $33,600 |
| 2017 | $29,530 |
| 2015 | $35,030 |
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