Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Reading, PA
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 Reading, PA is $51,380 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.70 per hour. This is 14% above the national median of $45,190. 470 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Reading, PA. Wages have declined 2% since 2019, when the median was $52,320.
Median Annual Salary
$51,380
Mean Annual
$51,630
Median Hourly
$24.70
Total Employed
470
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Reading, PA
$51,380
this metro
Pennsylvania
$45,550
you earn +13% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +14% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $51,380 |
| 2023 | $43,560 |
| 2022 | $43,090 |
| 2021 | $38,730 |
| 2020 | $51,020 |
| 2019 | $52,320 |
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