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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Akron, OH

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Akron, OH earns $45,330 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,113 a month.

10th percentile
$36,770
25th percentile
$38,410
Median percentile
$45,330
75th percentile
$48,680
90th percentile
$61,680

Based on 450 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

$37,356 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,330
Federal income tax−$3,260
Social Security + Medicare−$3,468
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,247
Monthly take-home$3,113
Every two weeks$1,437

Does it go far here?

$48,549Median pay in Akron, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Akron, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$293,090
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,430
Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,010
Pharmacists$137,730
Financial Managers$135,850
Marketing Managers$131,810
Sales Managers$128,560
Nurse Practitioners$127,090

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio