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

2024 Salary & Job Market Data

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Metric	California	National	Insight
Median Salary	$45,640	$45,190	+1.0% vs US
State Rank	#17 of 49 states		Top 20 state
Employment	7,800 jobs	70,110 jobs	11.1% of US jobs
Job Concentration (LQ)	—	1.00	Average

How California Pays for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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Full Salary Distribution in California

Percentile	Annual	Hourly
10th Percentile	$36,330	$17.47
25th Percentile	$38,950	$18.72
Median	$45,640	$21.94
75th Percentile	$52,460	$25.22
90th Percentile	$63,040	$30.31

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