Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $38,990 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.74 per hour. This is 14% below the national median of $45,190. 230 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. Wages have grown 25% since 2014, when the median was $31,200.
Median Annual Salary
$38,990
Mean Annual
$43,560
Median Hourly
$18.74
Total Employed
230
Location Quotient
0.72
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$38,990
this metro
Kentucky
$41,450
you earn -6% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -14% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,990 |
| 2023 | $39,080 |
| 2022 | $37,180 |
| 2021 | $37,550 |
| 2020 | $32,060 |
| 2019 | $34,770 |
| 2018 | $35,730 |
| 2017 | $28,720 |
| 2016 | $25,730 |
| 2015 | $28,450 |
| 2014 | $31,200 |
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