Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic Salary in California

Ranked #20 of 48 · CA

0.6% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $48,450 ≈ $23/hr
Median annual salary $45,890
Employment 7,800

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $36,510P25 $39,440 Median $45,890P75 $53,820P90 $62,630

About 80% of grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastics in California earn between $36,510 and $62,630. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$48,450
U.S. average
$48,170

The mean grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic salary in California is $48,450, about 0.6% above the U.S. average ($48,170). That works out to roughly $23/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,860 $52,330 40
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $49,230 $50,160 830
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $48,320 $52,310 650
Vallejo, CA $47,630 $53,880 60
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $46,160 $49,410 500
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $45,500 $50,760 40
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,440 $48,320 3,920
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $45,050 $46,820 140

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