Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $44,490 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.39 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $45,190. 30 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. Wages have grown 15% since 2021, when the median was $38,780.
Median Annual Salary
$44,490
Mean Annual
$45,920
Median Hourly
$21.39
Total Employed
30
Location Quotient
0.77
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$44,490
this metro
California
$45,640
you earn -3% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -2% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,490 |
| 2023 | $38,930 |
| 2022 | $42,120 |
| 2021 | $38,780 |
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