Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $48,650 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.39 per hour. This is 8% above the national median of $45,190. 720 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wages have grown 68% since 2014, when the median was $28,940.
Median Annual Salary
$48,650
Mean Annual
$51,270
Median Hourly
$23.39
Total Employed
720
Location Quotient
1.40
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$48,650
this metro
California
$45,640
you earn +7% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +8% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,650 |
| 2023 | $46,700 |
| 2022 | $44,630 |
| 2021 | $38,130 |
| 2020 | $37,950 |
| 2019 | $36,550 |
| 2018 | $36,660 |
| 2017 | $36,760 |
| 2016 | $35,830 |
| 2015 | $32,270 |
| 2014 | $28,940 |
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