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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Stockton-Lodi, CA earns $44,160 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,881 a month.

10th percentile
$36,070
25th percentile
$39,650
Median percentile
$44,160
75th percentile
$51,340
90th percentile
$62,120

Based on 100 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

$34,571 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,160
Federal income tax−$3,119
Social Security + Medicare−$3,378
California income tax (approx.)−$3,091
Monthly take-home$2,881
Every two weeks$1,330

Does it go far here?

$42,022Median pay in Stockton, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.1 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,734 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Stockton, CA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$162,440
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$155,770
Financial Managers$152,090
Software Developers$138,550
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,010
Managers, All Other$135,710
Registered Nurses$134,580
Construction Managers$120,210

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