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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $45,500 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,963 a month.

10th percentile
$35,680
25th percentile
$37,290
Median percentile
$45,500
75th percentile
$59,670
90th percentile
$73,760

Based on 40 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

$35,554 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,500
Federal income tax−$3,280
Social Security + Medicare−$3,481
California income tax (approx.)−$3,185
Monthly take-home$2,963
Every two weeks$1,367

Does it go far here?

$45,100Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,300 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bakersfield, CA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$161,930
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$154,410
Financial Managers$153,030
Lawyers$150,900
Managers, All Other$145,690
Engineers, All Other$139,980
Medical and Health Services Managers$132,670
Software Developers$130,330

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