Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Indiana
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 Indiana is $44,610 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.45 per hour. This is 1% below the national median of $45,190. 4,590 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Indiana. Wages have grown 34% since 2014, when the median was $33,310.
Median Annual Salary
$44,610
Mean Annual
$46,020
Median Hourly
$21.45
Total Employed
4,590
Location Quotient
3.17
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Indiana
$44,610
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -1% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,610 |
| 2023 | $42,110 |
| 2022 | $39,760 |
| 2021 | $37,630 |
| 2020 | $36,100 |
| 2019 | $35,760 |
| 2018 | $35,100 |
| 2017 | $33,620 |
| 2016 | $34,730 |
| 2015 | $34,270 |
| 2014 | $33,310 |
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