Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $44,070 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.19 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $45,190. 300 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO. Wages have grown 32% since 2014, when the median was $33,430.
Median Annual Salary
$44,070
Mean Annual
$46,350
Median Hourly
$21.19
Total Employed
300
Location Quotient
0.40
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$44,070
this metro
Colorado
$45,460
you earn -3% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -2% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,070 |
| 2023 | $44,430 |
| 2022 | $42,670 |
| 2021 | $37,960 |
| 2020 | $36,030 |
| 2019 | $33,650 |
| 2018 | $31,760 |
| 2017 | $30,150 |
| 2016 | $30,090 |
| 2015 | $32,310 |
| 2014 | $33,430 |
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