Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Texas
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas earns $42,250 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,011 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $29,380
- 25th percentile
- $36,920
- Median percentile
- $42,250
- 75th percentile
- $46,460
- 90th percentile
- $52,260
Based on 2,960 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
$36,128 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $42,250 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,890 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,232 |
| Texas income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,011 |
| Every two weeks | $1,390 |
Does it go far here?
$43,531Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Texas
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Cardiologists | $410,150 |
| Neurologists | $360,640 |
| Physicians, Pathologists | $345,830 |
| Radiologists | $319,320 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | $316,830 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $286,510 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $271,960 |
| Physicians, All Other | $269,800 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Texas