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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Florida earns $40,310 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,881 a month.

10th percentile
$34,790
25th percentile
$36,820
Median percentile
$40,310
75th percentile
$48,120
90th percentile
$56,670

Based on 1,020 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

$34,569 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,310
Federal income tax−$2,657
Social Security + Medicare−$3,084
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,881
Every two weeks$1,330

Does it go far here?

$38,979Median pay in Florida is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.4 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,669 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florida

JobMedian pay
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$473,750
Anesthesiologists$465,370
Surgeons, All Other$429,990
Radiologists$417,690
Cardiologists$414,910
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$399,440
Neurologists$322,750
Psychiatrists$316,200

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