Paycheck Atlas

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Sandusky, OH

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sandusky, OH earns $56,670 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,846 a month.

10th percentile
$37,260
25th percentile
$45,870
Median percentile
$56,670
75th percentile
$60,430
90th percentile
$60,430

Based on 120 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

$46,156 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,670
Federal income tax−$4,620
Social Security + Medicare−$4,335
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,558
Monthly take-home$3,846
Every two weeks$1,775

Does it go far here?

$63,474Median pay in Sandusky, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.3 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($932 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sandusky, OH

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$81,790
Registered Nurses$81,310
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,160
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,610
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,290
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,720
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,600
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,580

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