Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Prescott Valley, AZ

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ earns $46,220 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,180 a month.

10th percentile: $36,510
25th percentile: $37,340
Median percentile: $46,220
75th percentile: $48,410
90th percentile: $57,100

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

$38,162 take-home a year

Gross pay	$46,220
Federal income tax	−$3,366
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,536
Arizona income tax (approx.)	−$1,156
Monthly take-home	$3,180
Every two weeks	$1,468

Does it go far here?

$47,041Median pay in Prescott Valley, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).

42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,351 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Prescott Valley, AZ

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$104,980
General and Operations Managers	$78,400
Accountants and Auditors	$77,770
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$72,580
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,830
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,310

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