Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in South Carolina
SOC 51-4033 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina is $48,210 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.18 per hour. This is 7% above the national median of $45,190. 2,020 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in South Carolina. Wages have grown 19% since 2014, when the median was $40,670.
Median Annual Salary
$48,210
Mean Annual
$49,130
Median Hourly
$23.18
Total Employed
2,020
Location Quotient
1.95
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
South Carolina
$48,210
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn +7% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,210 |
| 2023 | $46,720 |
| 2022 | $43,540 |
| 2021 | $46,500 |
| 2020 | $42,360 |
| 2019 | $40,830 |
| 2018 | $39,860 |
| 2017 | $42,800 |
| 2016 | $42,690 |
| 2015 | $41,770 |
| 2014 | $40,670 |
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