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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Reno, NV

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reno, NV earns $46,760 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,313 a month.

10th percentile
$37,550
25th percentile
$40,210
Median percentile
$46,760
75th percentile
$49,160
90th percentile
$61,150

Based on 60 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

$39,752 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,760
Federal income tax−$3,431
Social Security + Medicare−$3,577
Nevada income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,313
Every two weeks$1,529

Does it go far here?

$46,291Median pay in Reno, NV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.0 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,592 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reno, NV

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,900
Lawyers$163,380
Financial Managers$133,470
Software Developers$125,710
Industrial Production Managers$123,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,700
Marketing Managers$116,340
Construction Managers$113,640

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