Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tennessee
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 Tennessee is $45,380 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.82 per hour. This is roughly in line with the national median of $45,190. 920 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Tennessee. Wages have grown 36% since 2014, when the median was $33,410.
Median Annual Salary
$45,380
Mean Annual
$45,040
Median Hourly
$21.82
Total Employed
920
Location Quotient
0.62
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Tennessee
$45,380
this metro
United States
$45,190
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Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $45,380 |
| 2023 | $41,340 |
| 2022 | $37,340 |
| 2021 | $36,360 |
| 2020 | $35,280 |
| 2019 | $36,330 |
| 2018 | $35,460 |
| 2017 | $33,520 |
| 2016 | $32,150 |
| 2015 | $34,210 |
| 2014 | $33,410 |
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