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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Longview, WA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Longview-Kelso, WA earns $53,620 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,772 a month.

10th percentile
$44,780
25th percentile
$47,490
Median percentile
$53,620
75th percentile
$60,980
90th percentile
$74,500

Based on 50 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

$45,264 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,620
Federal income tax−$4,254
Social Security + Medicare−$4,102
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,772
Every two weeks$1,741

Does it go far here?

$54,970Median pay in Longview, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,206 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Longview, WA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$125,600
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$96,950
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,930
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,770
Office Clerks, General$48,170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,980
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$47,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$46,590

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