Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $55,280 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $26.58 per hour. This is 22% above the national median of $45,190. 920 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Wages have grown 41% since 2014, when the median was $39,330.
Median Annual Salary
$55,280
Mean Annual
$57,960
Median Hourly
$26.58
Total Employed
920
Location Quotient
1.66
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$55,280
this metro
Oregon
$51,850
you earn +7% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +22% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $55,280 |
| 2023 | $49,180 |
| 2022 | $51,070 |
| 2021 | $46,210 |
| 2020 | $47,710 |
| 2019 | $43,020 |
| 2018 | $41,860 |
| 2017 | $41,820 |
| 2016 | $44,960 |
| 2015 | $44,390 |
| 2014 | $39,330 |
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