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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in New York, NY

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $48,690 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,198 a month.

10th percentile
$36,110
25th percentile
$39,270
Median percentile
$48,690
75th percentile
$58,510
90th percentile
$67,350

Based on 1,180 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

$38,381 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,690
Federal income tax−$3,663
Social Security + Medicare−$3,725
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,921
Monthly take-home$3,198
Every two weeks$1,476

Does it go far here?

$43,256Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

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