Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Illinois
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois earns $46,180 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,083 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $37,530
- 25th percentile
- $40,190
- Median percentile
- $46,180
- 75th percentile
- $54,000
- 90th percentile
- $63,400
Based on 4,100 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
$37,000 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $46,180 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,362 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,533 |
| Illinois income tax (approx.) | −$2,286 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,083 |
| Every two weeks | $1,423 |
Does it go far here?
$46,199Median pay in Illinois is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,274 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Illinois
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Surgeons, All Other | $438,010 |
| Chief Executives | $331,920 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $293,490 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $286,830 |
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $284,630 |
| Psychiatrists | $258,740 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $245,120 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois