Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Massachusetts
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Massachusetts earns $50,910 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,378 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $39,610
- 25th percentile
- $45,440
- Median percentile
- $50,910
- 75th percentile
- $60,380
- 90th percentile
- $75,340
Based on 2,420 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
$40,541 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $50,910 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,929 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,895 |
| Massachusetts income tax (approx.) | −$2,546 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,378 |
| Every two weeks | $1,559 |
Does it go far here?
$48,139Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Surgeons, All Other | $387,150 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $356,230 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $295,550 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $285,250 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $277,490 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $272,240 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $267,290 |
| Physicians, All Other | $236,580 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts