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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Terre Haute, IN earns $46,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,171 a month.

10th percentile
$38,650
25th percentile
$44,020
Median percentile
$46,370
75th percentile
$46,800
90th percentile
$48,390

Based on 60 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

$38,047 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,370
Federal income tax−$3,384
Social Security + Medicare−$3,547
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,391
Monthly take-home$3,171
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$52,815Median pay in Terre Haute, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($892 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Terre Haute, IN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,630
Registered Nurses$81,550
Accountants and Auditors$63,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$57,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers$53,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,030
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,220

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