Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Texas
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 Texas is $39,000 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.75 per hour. This is 14% below the national median of $45,190. 3,050 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Texas. Wages have grown 28% since 2014, when the median was $30,360.
Median Annual Salary
$39,000
Mean Annual
$40,560
Median Hourly
$18.75
Total Employed
3,050
Location Quotient
0.48
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Texas
$39,000
this metro
United States
$45,190
you earn -14% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,000 |
| 2023 | $37,900 |
| 2022 | $37,120 |
| 2021 | $37,070 |
| 2020 | $32,590 |
| 2019 | $30,570 |
| 2018 | $30,040 |
| 2017 | $29,870 |
| 2016 | $30,700 |
| 2015 | $30,670 |
| 2014 | $30,360 |
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