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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Austin, TX

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX earns $42,250 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,011 a month.

10th percentile
$38,350
25th percentile
$39,840
Median percentile
$42,250
75th percentile
$46,260
90th percentile
$53,000

Based on 150 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

$36,128 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,250
Federal income tax−$2,890
Social Security + Medicare−$3,232
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,011
Every two weeks$1,390

Does it go far here?

$43,083Median pay in Austin, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.1 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,726 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Austin, TX

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$288,150
Physicians, All Other$276,600
Dentists, General$188,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers$176,540
Financial Managers$167,180
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,530
Marketing Managers$164,920

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