Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wichita, KS
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 Wichita, KS is $38,870 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.69 per hour. This is 14% below the national median of $45,190. 320 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Wichita, KS. Wages have grown 59% since 2014, when the median was $24,380.
Median Annual Salary
$38,870
Mean Annual
$43,590
Median Hourly
$18.69
Total Employed
320
Location Quotient
2.27
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Wichita, KS
$38,870
this metro
Kansas
$40,500
you earn -4% vs state
United States
$45,190
you earn -14% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,870 |
| 2023 | $39,070 |
| 2022 | $36,410 |
| 2021 | $36,360 |
| 2020 | $34,030 |
| 2019 | $32,360 |
| 2018 | $33,020 |
| 2017 | $28,660 |
| 2016 | $27,530 |
| 2015 | $25,820 |
| 2014 | $24,380 |
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