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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Tampa, FL

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL earns $40,310 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,881 a month.

10th percentile
$35,830
25th percentile
$37,260
Median percentile
$40,310
75th percentile
$48,010
90th percentile
$49,900

Based on 230 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

$34,569 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,310
Federal income tax−$2,657
Social Security + Medicare−$3,084
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,881
Every two weeks$1,330

Does it go far here?

$39,954Median pay in Tampa, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,628 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tampa, FL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$287,200
Family Medicine Physicians$233,210
Nurse Anesthetists$206,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,470
Dentists, General$159,270
Financial Managers$157,480
Human Resources Managers$140,400

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