Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois
In Illinois, grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $45,970 per year.
Median (Illinois)
$45,970
Bottom 10%
$36,740
Top 10%
$60,420
Employed in Illinois
5,100
How Illinois compares
Refit analysis ·In Illinois, grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $45,970 — 2% above the national median of $45,190. Locally the range runs $36,740 to $60,420. About 5,100 people hold this role in the state.
Refit analysis ·Illinois ranks #15 of 49 states for grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic pay — roughly the 71th percentile among states. That trails the top-paying state (Missouri, $58,920) by 28%. State employment of about 5,100 also shapes how competitive local openings are.
National benchmark
US median
$45,190
US bottom 10%
$34,980
US top 10%
$61,550
Skills that move pay in this role
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
- Writing
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