Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary
The median pay for grinding and polishing workers, hand in the United States is $42,660 a year. About 10,510 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,480
- 25th percentile
- $37,450
- Median percentile
- $42,660
- 75th percentile
- $49,980
- 90th percentile
- $60,810
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
- Vermont $56,850
- Minnesota $51,930
- Rhode Island $51,630
- Virginia $48,830
- Connecticut $48,670
- Kansas $48,410
- New Hampshire $47,920
- New Jersey $47,840
- Wisconsin $47,790
- Delaware $47,780
- Missouri $47,360
- Washington $47,290
- New York $47,240
- South Carolina $45,710
- Nevada $45,310
- California $44,450
- Michigan $44,430
- Massachusetts $42,700
- Oregon $42,380
- Georgia $40,660
- Colorado $40,600
- Pennsylvania $40,510
- Ohio $40,310
- Mississippi $40,280
- Florida $39,480
- Arkansas $38,960
- Indiana $38,810
- Oklahoma $38,340
- Arizona $38,280
- Texas $38,170
- North Carolina $37,600
- Illinois $36,590
- Alabama $35,620
- Tennessee $33,830
- Louisiana $33,160
- New Mexico $28,640
By metro area
- Virginia Beach, VA $65,540
- St. Louis, MO $58,950
- Madison, WI $56,160
- Kansas City, MO $53,620
- Minneapolis, MN $52,890
- Cincinnati, OH $51,770
- San Jose, CA $51,680
- Providence, RI $51,630
- Seattle, WA $51,310
- New York, NY $51,000
- San Francisco, CA $48,980
- Hartford, CT $48,670
- Washington, DC $48,220
- Milwaukee, WI $47,840
- Detroit, MI $46,960
- Boston, MA $46,550
- Philadelphia, PA $46,300
- Columbia, SC $45,710
- Port St. Lucie, FL $45,360
- Las Vegas, NV $45,310
- Modesto, CA $45,110
- Dayton, OH $45,070
- Indianapolis, IN $44,940
- Tampa, FL $44,740
- Los Angeles, CA $44,660
- Little Rock, AR $44,370
- Stockton, CA $43,510
- Portland, OR $43,250
- Sacramento, CA $43,050
- Riverside, CA $42,860
- Oklahoma City, OK $41,470
- Grand Rapids, MI $41,360
- Cleveland, OH $40,630
- Dallas, TX $40,250
- San Diego, CA $40,110
- Charlotte, NC $39,750
- Oxnard, CA $39,730
- Miami, FL $39,410
- Houston, TX $38,920
- Buffalo, NY $38,800
- Phoenix, AZ $38,280
- Greensboro, NC $38,240
- Chicago, IL $38,160
- Elkhart, IN $37,470
- Nashville, TN $37,230
- Greenville, SC $36,960
- Hickory, NC $36,680
- Tulsa, OK $36,560
- Michigan City, IN $35,480
- Orlando, FL $35,180
- Albuquerque, NM $31,390