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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Manchester, NH

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Manchester-Nashua, NH earns $45,030 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,197 a month.

10th percentile
$38,990
25th percentile
$40,800
Median percentile
$45,030
75th percentile
$48,320
90th percentile
$61,410

Based on 170 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

$38,362 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,030
Federal income tax−$3,224
Social Security + Medicare−$3,445
New Hampshire income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,197
Every two weeks$1,475

Does it go far here?

$42,619Median pay in Manchester, NH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.7 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Manchester, NH

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$212,050
Computer and Information Systems Managers$175,530
Industrial Production Managers$174,360
Software Developers$162,090
Sales Managers$161,410
Electrical Engineers$159,360
Financial Managers$139,230
Medical and Health Services Managers$133,220

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