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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Sacramento, CA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $45,050 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,935 a month.

10th percentile
$36,060
25th percentile
$37,530
Median percentile
$45,050
75th percentile
$50,170
90th percentile
$62,790

Based on 140 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

$35,224 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,050
Federal income tax−$3,226
Social Security + Medicare−$3,446
California income tax (approx.)−$3,154
Monthly take-home$2,935
Every two weeks$1,355

Does it go far here?

$42,233Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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