Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wausau, WI
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 Wausau, WI is $39,340 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.91 per hour. This is 13% below the national median of $45,190. 180 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Wausau, WI. Wages have grown 48% since 2014, when the median was $26,610.
Median Annual Salary
$39,340
Mean Annual
$43,380
Median Hourly
$18.91
Total Employed
180
Location Quotient
5.64
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Wausau, WI
$39,340
this metro
Wisconsin
$46,570
you earn -16% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -13% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,340 |
| 2023 | $37,430 |
| 2022 | $35,970 |
| 2021 | $29,820 |
| 2020 | $32,830 |
| 2019 | $37,120 |
| 2018 | $35,650 |
| 2017 | $34,350 |
| 2016 | $30,140 |
| 2015 | $29,810 |
| 2014 | $26,610 |
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