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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greeley, CO earns $42,330 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,861 a month.

10th percentile
$37,280
25th percentile
$39,520
Median percentile
$42,330
75th percentile
$44,570
90th percentile
$47,850

Based on 60 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

$34,330 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,330
Federal income tax−$2,900
Social Security + Medicare−$3,238
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$1,863
Monthly take-home$2,861
Every two weeks$1,320

Does it go far here?

$42,256Median pay in Greeley, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,539 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greeley, CO

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$159,890
Software Developers$129,480
General and Operations Managers$123,100
Construction Managers$118,350
Project Management Specialists$97,950
Registered Nurses$96,300
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$90,060
Accountants and Auditors$87,240

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