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Salary · Indiana · BLS OEWS May 2024

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

In Indiana, grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $44,610 per year.

Median (Indiana)
$44,610
Bottom 10%
$35,440
Top 10%
$61,870
Employed in Indiana
4,590

How Indiana compares

Refit analysis ·In Indiana, grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $44,610 — in line with the national median of $45,190. Locally the range runs $35,440 to $61,870. About 4,590 people hold this role in the state.
Refit analysis ·Indiana ranks #24 of 49 states for grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic pay — roughly the 52th percentile among states. That trails the top-paying state (Missouri, $58,920) by 32%. State employment of about 4,590 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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