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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, NY earns $45,110 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,977 a month.

10th percentile
$36,730
25th percentile
$39,240
Median percentile
$45,110
75th percentile
$48,680
90th percentile
$57,390

Based on 330 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

$35,719 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,110
Federal income tax−$3,233
Social Security + Medicare−$3,451
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,707
Monthly take-home$2,977
Every two weeks$1,374

Does it go far here?

$46,488Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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