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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Lancaster, PA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, PA earns $47,350 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,231 a month.

10th percentile
$37,260
25th percentile
$40,530
Median percentile
$47,350
75th percentile
$48,610
90th percentile
$55,170

Based on 190 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

$38,772 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,350
Federal income tax−$3,502
Social Security + Medicare−$3,622
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,454
Monthly take-home$3,231
Every two weeks$1,491

Does it go far here?

$48,190Median pay in Lancaster, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,357 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Financial Managers$134,280
Sales Managers$129,480
Lawyers$125,510
Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Software Developers$104,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
General and Operations Managers$98,810

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