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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Augusta, GA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC earns $45,430 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,027 a month.

10th percentile
$38,270
25th percentile
$38,380
Median percentile
$45,430
75th percentile
$54,300
90th percentile
$59,550

Based on 80 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

$36,325 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,430
Federal income tax−$3,272
Social Security + Medicare−$3,475
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,358
Monthly take-home$3,027
Every two weeks$1,397

Does it go far here?

$49,433Median pay in Augusta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,120 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Augusta, GA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,720
Sales Managers$138,690
Pharmacists$131,630
Financial Managers$129,180
Mechanical Engineers$128,740
Lawyers$123,960
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,700

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