Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts is $48,690 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.41 per hour. This is 8% above the national median of $45,190. 2,330 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Massachusetts. Wages have grown 17% since 2014, when the median was $41,790.
Median Annual Salary
$48,690
Mean Annual
$52,630
Median Hourly
$23.41
Total Employed
2,330
Location Quotient
1.40
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Massachusetts
$48,690
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn +8% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,690 |
| 2023 | $45,850 |
| 2022 | $43,490 |
| 2021 | $37,930 |
| 2020 | $39,490 |
| 2019 | $37,010 |
| 2018 | $39,410 |
| 2017 | $38,460 |
| 2016 | $36,980 |
| 2015 | $41,150 |
| 2014 | $41,790 |
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