Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Arizona
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arizona earns $44,990 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,100 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $37,340
- 25th percentile
- $38,420
- Median percentile
- $44,990
- 75th percentile
- $49,630
- 90th percentile
- $57,060
Based on 670 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
$37,205 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $44,990 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,219 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,442 |
| Arizona income tax (approx.) | −$1,125 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,100 |
| Every two weeks | $1,431 |
Does it go far here?
$44,687Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Arizona
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $312,490 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $292,760 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $259,320 |
| Pediatricians, General | $233,950 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $227,870 |
| Dentists, General | $194,180 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,480 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $166,430 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona