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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Bend, IN

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI earns $44,340 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,040 a month.

10th percentile
$38,230
25th percentile
$40,460
Median percentile
$44,340
75th percentile
$49,410
90th percentile
$53,110

Based on 160 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

$36,477 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,340
Federal income tax−$3,141
Social Security + Medicare−$3,392
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,330
Monthly take-home$3,040
Every two weeks$1,403

Does it go far here?

$47,750Median pay in South Bend, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,046 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Bend, IN

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,370
General and Operations Managers$104,500
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,330
Registered Nurses$93,540
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$82,470
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,960
Accountants and Auditors$77,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$77,070

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