Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in New Jersey
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 New Jersey is $38,190 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.36 per hour. This is 15% below the national median of $45,190. 930 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in New Jersey. Wages have grown 29% since 2014, when the median was $29,560.
Median Annual Salary
$38,190
Mean Annual
$40,800
Median Hourly
$18.36
Total Employed
930
Location Quotient
0.48
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
New Jersey
$38,190
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -15% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,190 |
| 2023 | $40,320 |
| 2022 | $37,060 |
| 2021 | $37,460 |
| 2020 | $36,650 |
| 2019 | $35,700 |
| 2018 | $35,090 |
| 2017 | $32,150 |
| 2016 | $29,940 |
| 2015 | $28,850 |
| 2014 | $29,560 |
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