Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in California
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California earns $45,890 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,987 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $36,510
- 25th percentile
- $39,440
- Median percentile
- $45,890
- 75th percentile
- $53,820
- 90th percentile
- $62,630
Based on 7,800 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
$35,840 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $45,890 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,327 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,511 |
| California income tax (approx.) | −$3,212 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,987 |
| Every two weeks | $1,378 |
Does it go far here?
$41,447Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in California
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $400,150 |
| Neurologists | $357,080 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $353,900 |
| Psychiatrists | $353,500 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $313,890 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $301,240 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $292,410 |
| Physicians, All Other | $281,590 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in California