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

Ranked #2 of 48 · MN

17.2% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $56,470 ≈ $27/hr
Median annual salary $51,780
Employment 1,400

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $42,030P25 $46,840 Median $51,780P75 $60,560P90 $81,810

About 80% of grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastics in Minnesota earn between $42,030 and $81,810. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Minnesota
$56,470
U.S. average
$48,170

The mean grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic salary in Minnesota is $56,470, about 17.2% above the U.S. average ($48,170). That works out to roughly $27/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Minnesota

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,250 $57,290 100
St. Cloud, MN $57,110 $55,160 50
Rochester, MN $55,990 $57,810 30
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,990 $57,790 1,000
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,120 $51,990 110
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,380 $44,120 70

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