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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Vallejo, CA earns $47,630 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,093 a month.

10th percentile
$40,450
25th percentile
$44,900
Median percentile
$47,630
75th percentile
$60,920
90th percentile
$78,880

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

$37,117 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,630
Federal income tax−$3,536
Social Security + Medicare−$3,644
California income tax (approx.)−$3,334
Monthly take-home$3,093
Every two weeks$1,428

Does it go far here?

$43,907Median pay in Vallejo, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.5 vs 100).
70%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,163 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Vallejo, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$203,290
Medical and Health Services Managers$170,730
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$129,900
General and Operations Managers$114,410
Sales Managers$106,530
Project Management Specialists$106,520
Management Analysts$103,650
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$102,840

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