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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Springfield, MA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield, MA earns $52,660 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,488 a month.

10th percentile
$38,780
25th percentile
$45,280
Median percentile
$52,660
75th percentile
$63,010
90th percentile
$79,700

Based on 350 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

$41,859 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,660
Federal income tax−$4,139
Social Security + Medicare−$4,028
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,633
Monthly take-home$3,488
Every two weeks$1,610

Does it go far here?

$54,819Median pay in Springfield, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,136 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Springfield, MA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$175,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,030
Nurse Practitioners$138,460
Software Developers$127,740
Medical and Health Services Managers$124,820
Lawyers$123,320
Management Analysts$107,210
General and Operations Managers$106,390

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