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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Miami, FL

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL earns $38,220 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,741 a month.

10th percentile
$34,410
25th percentile
$36,080
Median percentile
$38,220
75th percentile
$46,960
90th percentile
$53,690

Based on 180 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

$32,890 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,220
Federal income tax−$2,406
Social Security + Medicare−$2,924
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,741
Every two weeks$1,265

Does it go far here?

$33,481Median pay in Miami, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 114.2 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,869 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Miami, FL

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$403,430
Physicians, All Other$232,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$216,070
Dentists, General$172,210
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,600
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,160
Financial Managers$164,230
Air Traffic Controllers$162,140

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