Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in North Carolina
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 North Carolina is $47,470 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.82 per hour. This is 5% above the national median of $45,190. 1,820 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in North Carolina. Wages have grown 30% since 2014, when the median was $36,570.
Median Annual Salary
$47,470
Mean Annual
$46,890
Median Hourly
$22.82
Total Employed
1,820
Location Quotient
0.82
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
North Carolina
$47,470
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn +5% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,470 |
| 2023 | $42,950 |
| 2022 | $40,110 |
| 2021 | $39,380 |
| 2020 | $41,380 |
| 2019 | $38,660 |
| 2018 | $37,720 |
| 2017 | $34,480 |
| 2016 | $33,020 |
| 2015 | $36,010 |
| 2014 | $36,570 |
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