Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in New Mexico
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 Mexico is $36,800 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.69 per hour. This is 19% below the national median of $45,190. 40 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in New Mexico. Wages have grown 20% since 2014, when the median was $30,660.
Median Annual Salary
$36,800
Mean Annual
$39,350
Median Hourly
$17.69
Total Employed
40
Location Quotient
0.10
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
New Mexico
$36,800
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -19% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $36,800 |
| 2023 | $35,810 |
| 2022 | $31,200 |
| 2021 | $29,920 |
| 2020 | $33,920 |
| 2019 | $29,010 |
| 2018 | $24,680 |
| 2017 | $23,860 |
| 2016 | $25,560 |
| 2015 | $30,160 |
| 2014 | $30,660 |
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