Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Cloud, MN earns $57,110 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,682 a month.

10th percentile: $43,310
25th percentile: $47,720
Median percentile: $57,110
75th percentile: $62,670
90th percentile: $62,670

Based on 50 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

$44,184 take-home a year

Gross pay	$57,110
Federal income tax	−$4,673
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,369
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,883
Monthly take-home	$3,682
Every two weeks	$1,699

Does it go far here?

$65,170Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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