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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Lakeland, FL

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL earns $36,520 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,627 a month.

10th percentile
$30,830
25th percentile
$31,680
Median percentile
$36,520
75th percentile
$44,490
90th percentile
$49,610

Based on 40 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

$31,524 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,520
Federal income tax−$2,202
Social Security + Medicare−$2,794
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,627
Every two weeks$1,212

Does it go far here?

$37,595Median pay in Lakeland, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,363 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lakeland, FL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$179,360
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,180
Financial Managers$151,440
Sales Managers$126,890
Nurse Practitioners$125,720
Lawyers$122,870
Software Developers$122,200
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,300

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