Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kansas
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 Kansas is $40,500 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $19.47 per hour. This is 10% below the national median of $45,190. 810 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kansas. Wages have grown 22% since 2019, when the median was $33,300.
Median Annual Salary
$40,500
Mean Annual
$42,850
Median Hourly
$19.47
Total Employed
810
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Kansas
$40,500
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -10% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,500 |
| 2023 | $38,810 |
| 2022 | $36,030 |
| 2021 | $36,360 |
| 2020 | $33,890 |
| 2019 | $33,300 |
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