Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
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 Raleigh-Cary, NC is $45,230 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.75 per hour. This is roughly in line with the national median of $45,190. 100 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Raleigh-Cary, NC. Wages have grown 28% since 2014, when the median was $35,220.
Median Annual Salary
$45,230
Mean Annual
$43,620
Median Hourly
$21.75
Total Employed
100
Location Quotient
0.30
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$45,230
this metro
North Carolina
$47,470
you earn -5% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +0% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $45,230 |
| 2023 | $40,180 |
| 2022 | $37,990 |
| 2021 | $36,590 |
| 2019 | $39,240 |
| 2018 | $39,740 |
| 2017 | $31,890 |
| 2016 | $23,050 |
| 2015 | $23,710 |
| 2014 | $35,220 |
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