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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL earns $39,080 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,798 a month.

10th percentile
$32,630
25th percentile
$35,200
Median percentile
$39,080
75th percentile
$45,070
90th percentile
$50,320

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

$33,581 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,080
Federal income tax−$2,510
Social Security + Medicare−$2,990
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,798
Every two weeks$1,292

Does it go far here?

$39,078Median pay in Palm Bay, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,556 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Palm Bay, FL

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Chief Executives$175,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,020
Financial Managers$160,910
Computer Hardware Engineers$150,530
Managers, All Other$140,980
Sales Managers$132,950
Software Developers$131,760

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