Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Houston, TX
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $43,280 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,080 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $28,480
- 25th percentile
- $36,480
- Median percentile
- $43,280
- 75th percentile
- $46,290
- 90th percentile
- $51,680
Based on 1,290 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
$36,955 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $43,280 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,014 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,311 |
| Texas income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,080 |
| Every two weeks | $1,421 |
Does it go far here?
$43,882Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $307,690 |
| Physicians, All Other | $292,490 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $275,310 |
| Chief Executives | $275,270 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $274,410 |
| Anesthesiologists | $210,230 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $174,490 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $172,160 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Texas