Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Fort Wayne, 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 Fort Wayne, IN is $44,870 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.57 per hour. This is 1% below the national median of $45,190. 270 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Fort Wayne, IN. Wages have grown 56% since 2014, when the median was $28,700.
Median Annual Salary
$44,870
Mean Annual
$46,370
Median Hourly
$21.57
Total Employed
270
Location Quotient
2.64
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Fort Wayne, IN
$44,870
this metro
Indiana
$44,610
you earn +1% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -1% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,870 |
| 2023 | $39,110 |
| 2022 | $39,100 |
| 2021 | $36,750 |
| 2020 | $32,260 |
| 2019 | $29,800 |
| 2018 | $31,360 |
| 2017 | $29,060 |
| 2016 | $30,140 |
| 2015 | $27,620 |
| 2014 | $28,700 |
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