Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary

The median pay for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States is $48,540 a year. About 26,000 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $36,520
25th percentile: $40,430
Median percentile: $48,540
75th percentile: $60,040
90th percentile: $69,240

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Wyoming $71,300
Alaska $68,730
Iowa $62,590
Nevada $60,180
Montana $60,110
Nebraska $58,920
Vermont $58,890
West Virginia $58,760
New York $58,090
Minnesota $56,550
Oregon $55,600
Wisconsin $54,580
Maine $54,080
Connecticut $53,130
Pennsylvania $52,560
Alabama $51,920
Utah $51,770
Idaho $51,500
Indiana $51,150
New Hampshire $50,360
Massachusetts $50,110
North Dakota $49,280
Missouri $48,840
Kansas $48,570
South Dakota $48,330
Illinois $48,290
Washington $48,020
Colorado $46,950
Florida $46,950
New Jersey $46,690
Michigan $46,500
North Carolina $46,270
Georgia $45,920
California $45,870
New Mexico $45,760
Virginia $45,560
South Carolina $45,280
Texas $45,090
Louisiana $44,900
Ohio $43,850
Tennessee $42,950
Kentucky $42,520
Maryland $42,280
Arkansas $38,910
Oklahoma $38,380
Mississippi $37,420

By metro area

Duluth, MN $84,310
Lafayette, IN $66,800
Corpus Christi, TX $66,540
Sandusky, OH $65,240
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,670
Kalamazoo, MI $63,970
Indianapolis, IN $63,800
Omaha, NE $61,950
Ogden, UT $61,860
Medford, OR $61,830
Decatur, AL $59,920
Minneapolis, MN $59,880
New Orleans, LA $59,320
Evansville, IN $59,290
Salem, OR $59,290
Harrisburg, PA $59,160
Rochester, NY $59,130
Reno, NV $58,820
Sioux City, IA $58,670
Boise City, ID $58,420
Portland, ME $58,140
Kansas City, MO $57,690
Allentown, PA $57,210
Portland, OR $57,050
Hartford, CT $56,460
Fargo, ND $56,080
Albany, NY $55,920
Bridgeport, CT $55,560
Des Moines, IA $55,160
Scranton, PA $55,090
Reading, PA $54,890
Racine, WI $54,580
Pittsburgh, PA $53,040
Buffalo, NY $52,730
Terre Haute, IN $51,880
Boston, MA $51,750
Worcester, MA $51,320
Lancaster, PA $51,140
San Francisco, CA $51,020
Miami, FL $50,860
St. Cloud, MN $50,850
Salt Lake City, UT $50,740
Wichita, KS $50,740
St. Joseph, MO $50,640
Charlotte, NC $50,600
New York, NY $50,400
San Jose, CA $50,260
Syracuse, NY $49,920
Chicago, IL $49,860
Tampa, FL $49,720
Jacksonville, FL $49,580
Boulder, CO $49,520
Bismarck, ND $49,180
Seattle, WA $49,160
Philadelphia, PA $49,020
Columbus, OH $48,860
Denver, CO $48,530
St. Louis, MO $48,450
Columbia, SC $48,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $48,230
Virginia Beach, VA $47,840
Eugene, OR $47,830
Fort Wayne, IN $47,790
Joplin, MO $47,790
Springfield, MA $47,630
Jackson, TN $47,180
Las Vegas, NV $47,090
Atlanta, GA $47,080
Memphis, TN $46,770
Dallas, TX $46,530
Greeley, CO $46,430
Fresno, CA $46,270
Sacramento, CA $46,260
Toledo, OH $46,230
Washington, DC $46,110
Modesto, CA $46,000
Grand Rapids, MI $45,840
Houston, TX $45,560
Great Falls, MT $45,440
Gainesville, GA $44,720
Kingsport, TN $44,680
Oxnard, CA $44,580
Riverside, CA $44,500
Orlando, FL $44,450
Canton, OH $44,370
Raleigh, NC $44,290
Richmond, VA $44,240
Fort Collins, CO $44,220
Chattanooga, TN $44,180
Stockton, CA $44,030
Bakersfield, CA $43,930
Los Angeles, CA $43,820
Davenport, IA $43,770
Elkhart, IN $43,700
Detroit, MI $43,220
San Diego, CA $43,220
Knoxville, TN $42,990
Albuquerque, NM $42,840
Birmingham, AL $42,690
Baton Rouge, LA $41,600
Jonesboro, AR $41,280
Nashville, TN $41,210
Austin, TX $40,870
Cincinnati, OH $40,850
Greenville, SC $40,580
Spokane, WA $40,560
Cleveland, OH $39,670
Little Rock, AR $38,910
Sioux Falls, SD $38,820
Baltimore, MD $38,730
Oklahoma City, OK $37,810
Tulsa, OK $36,950
Savannah, GA $36,930
Merced, CA $36,820