Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $39,910 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $19.19 per hour. This is 12% below the national median of $45,190. 1,200 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Wages have grown 20% since 2014, when the median was $33,380.
Median Annual Salary
$39,910
Mean Annual
$40,770
Median Hourly
$19.19
Total Employed
1,200
Location Quotient
0.81
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$39,910
this metro
Texas
$39,000
you earn +2% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -12% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,910 |
| 2023 | $37,980 |
| 2022 | $37,450 |
| 2021 | $37,630 |
| 2020 | $32,650 |
| 2019 | $31,170 |
| 2018 | $31,270 |
| 2017 | $30,400 |
| 2016 | $33,360 |
| 2015 | $33,020 |
| 2014 | $33,380 |
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