Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Knoxville, TN
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 Knoxville, TN is $47,100 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.64 per hour. This is 4% above the national median of $45,190. 140 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Knoxville, TN. Wages have grown 46% since 2014, when the median was $32,160.
Median Annual Salary
$47,100
Mean Annual
$45,660
Median Hourly
$22.64
Total Employed
140
Location Quotient
0.73
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Knoxville, TN
$47,100
this metro
Tennessee
$45,380
you earn +4% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +4% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,100 |
| 2023 | $44,370 |
| 2022 | $38,830 |
| 2021 | $38,230 |
| 2020 | $29,630 |
| 2019 | $32,820 |
| 2018 | $29,150 |
| 2017 | $32,080 |
| 2016 | $31,790 |
| 2015 | $32,730 |
| 2014 | $32,160 |
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