Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $48,160 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.15 per hour. This is 7% above the national median of $45,190. 1,010 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Wages have grown 46% since 2014, when the median was $32,940.
Median Annual Salary
$48,160
Mean Annual
$48,520
Median Hourly
$23.15
Total Employed
1,010
Location Quotient
2.71
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
$48,160
this metro
Wisconsin
$46,570
you earn +3% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +7% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,160 |
| 2023 | $43,490 |
| 2022 | $40,330 |
| 2021 | $38,550 |
| 2020 | $36,880 |
| 2019 | $34,960 |
| 2018 | $34,770 |
| 2017 | $34,750 |
| 2016 | $34,950 |
| 2015 | $34,140 |
| 2014 | $32,940 |
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