Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in St. Louis, MO-IL
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 St. Louis, MO-IL is $58,920 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $28.33 per hour. This is 30% above the national median of $45,190. 1,100 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in St. Louis, MO-IL. Wages have grown 97% since 2014, when the median was $29,850.
Median Annual Salary
$58,920
Mean Annual
$55,490
Median Hourly
$28.33
Total Employed
1,100
Location Quotient
1.80
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
St. Louis, MO-IL
$58,920
this metro
Missouri
$58,920
you earn +0% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn +30% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $58,920 |
| 2023 | $46,780 |
| 2022 | $43,250 |
| 2021 | $37,910 |
| 2020 | $38,220 |
| 2019 | $39,320 |
| 2018 | $42,270 |
| 2017 | $35,870 |
| 2016 | $30,360 |
| 2015 | $27,740 |
| 2014 | $29,850 |
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