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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fresno, CA earns $40,040 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,629 a month.

10th percentile
$36,400
25th percentile
$38,570
Median percentile
$40,040
75th percentile
$46,930
90th percentile
$51,080

Based on 100 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

$31,549 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,040
Federal income tax−$2,625
Social Security + Medicare−$3,063
California income tax (approx.)−$2,803
Monthly take-home$2,629
Every two weeks$1,213

Does it go far here?

$39,194Median pay in Fresno, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.2 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,392 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fresno, CA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$188,930
Pharmacists$169,160
Nurse Practitioners$166,570
Lawyers$162,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$148,650
Financial Managers$137,650
Medical and Health Services Managers$136,130
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$134,720

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