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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH earns $55,590 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,695 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$39,420
Median percentile
$55,590
75th percentile
$68,490
90th percentile
$70,890

Based on 70 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

$44,345 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,590
Federal income tax−$4,491
Social Security + Medicare−$4,253
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,502
Monthly take-home$3,695
Every two weeks$1,706

Does it go far here?

$62,869Median pay in Huntington, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($884 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntington, WV

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$277,850
Nurse Practitioners$125,780
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,120
Registered Nurses$81,010
Project Management Specialists$79,590
General and Operations Managers$77,350
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,820
Accountants and Auditors$70,840

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