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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Las Vegas, NV

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV earns $44,960 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,192 a month.

10th percentile
$37,430
25th percentile
$38,880
Median percentile
$44,960
75th percentile
$54,020
90th percentile
$61,480

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

$38,305 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,960
Federal income tax−$3,215
Social Security + Medicare−$3,439
Nevada income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,192
Every two weeks$1,473

Does it go far here?

$44,864Median pay in Las Vegas, NV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.2 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,626 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Las Vegas, NV

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$248,400
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$204,340
Chief Executives$190,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,090
Dentists, General$162,200
Lawyers$150,510
Computer Network Architects$148,710
Nurse Practitioners$144,060

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