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

Ranked #6 of 48 · NY

9.3% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $52,640 ≈ $25/hr
Median annual salary $49,290
Employment 2,410

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $37,300P25 $43,590 Median $49,290P75 $60,270P90 $73,220

About 80% of grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastics in New York earn between $37,300 and $73,220. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

New York
$52,640
U.S. average
$48,170

The mean grinding, lapping, polishing, & buffing machine tool setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic salary in New York is $52,640, about 9.3% above the U.S. average ($48,170). That works out to roughly $25/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in New York

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $60,270 $55,120 290
Utica-Rome, NY $57,420 $57,880 130
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $50,760 $55,290 70
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $49,030 $56,790 100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $48,690 $50,460 1,180
Syracuse, NY $47,420 $57,220 320
Binghamton, NY $46,720 $45,400 50
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $46,700 $48,650 70

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