Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Dubuque, IA
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 Dubuque, IA is $47,130 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.66 per hour. This is 4% above the national median of $45,190. 90 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Dubuque, IA. Wages have grown 48% since 2014, when the median was $31,920.
Median Annual Salary
$47,130
Mean Annual
$45,860
Median Hourly
$22.66
Total Employed
90
Location Quotient
3.21
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Dubuque, IA
$47,130
this metro
Iowa
$44,920
you earn +5% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +4% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,130 |
| 2023 | $44,840 |
| 2022 | $58,310 |
| 2019 | $37,620 |
| 2018 | $35,280 |
| 2017 | $34,100 |
| 2016 | $28,630 |
| 2015 | $36,820 |
| 2014 | $31,920 |
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