Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois
SOC 51-4033 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois is $45,970 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.10 per hour. This is 2% above the national median of $45,190. 5,100 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Illinois. Wages have grown 44% since 2014, when the median was $32,020.
Median Annual Salary
$45,970
Mean Annual
$47,140
Median Hourly
$22.10
Total Employed
5,100
Location Quotient
1.85
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Illinois
$45,970
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn +2% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $45,970 |
| 2023 | $44,920 |
| 2022 | $42,310 |
| 2021 | $37,540 |
| 2020 | $36,960 |
| 2019 | $36,870 |
| 2018 | $36,400 |
| 2017 | $35,680 |
| 2016 | $34,890 |
| 2015 | $33,460 |
| 2014 | $32,020 |
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| Gas Plant Operators | $95,950 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $83,960 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | $80,190 |