Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $38,500 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.51 per hour. This is 15% below the national median of $45,190. 110 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. Wages have grown 53% since 2014, when the median was $25,180.
Median Annual Salary
$38,500
Mean Annual
$40,810
Median Hourly
$18.51
Total Employed
110
Location Quotient
0.93
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$38,500
this metro
Pennsylvania
$45,550
you earn -15% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -15% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,500 |
| 2023 | $38,200 |
| 2022 | $38,700 |
| 2021 | $36,460 |
| 2020 | $33,090 |
| 2019 | $31,970 |
| 2018 | $32,280 |
| 2017 | $38,180 |
| 2016 | $29,100 |
| 2015 | $25,150 |
| 2014 | $25,180 |
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