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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Houston, TX

The median crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $45,560 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,232 a month.

10th percentile
$31,780
25th percentile
$38,410
Median percentile
$45,560
75th percentile
$51,980
90th percentile
$55,050

Based on 190 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,787 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,560
Federal income tax−$3,287
Social Security + Medicare−$3,485
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,232
Every two weeks$1,492

Does it go far here?

$46,193Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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