Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Montana
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 Montana is $38,090 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.31 per hour. This is 16% below the national median of $45,190. 160 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Montana. Wages have grown 32% since 2014, when the median was $28,770.
Median Annual Salary
$38,090
Mean Annual
$41,390
Median Hourly
$18.31
Total Employed
160
Location Quotient
0.71
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Montana
$38,090
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -16% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,090 |
| 2023 | $38,340 |
| 2022 | $36,750 |
| 2021 | $36,030 |
| 2020 | $30,280 |
| 2019 | $28,690 |
| 2018 | $28,800 |
| 2017 | $26,540 |
| 2016 | $27,100 |
| 2015 | $25,400 |
| 2014 | $28,770 |
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