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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bend, OR

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bend, OR earns $60,180 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,785 a month.

10th percentile
$45,460
25th percentile
$49,490
Median percentile
$60,180
75th percentile
$65,830
90th percentile
$65,830

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

$45,419 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,180
Federal income tax−$5,042
Social Security + Medicare−$4,604
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$5,115
Monthly take-home$3,785
Every two weeks$1,747

Does it go far here?

$58,085Median pay in Bend, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,697 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bend, OR

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$135,010
Software Developers$129,030
Electricians$99,200
Project Management Specialists$97,280
General and Operations Managers$93,660
Accountants and Auditors$86,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,040
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,780

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