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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Vermont earns $50,640 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,298 a month.

10th percentile
$48,360
25th percentile
$50,280
Median percentile
$50,640
75th percentile
$59,420
90th percentile
$59,960

Based on 300 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

$39,578 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,640
Federal income tax−$3,897
Social Security + Medicare−$3,874
Vermont income tax (approx.)−$3,292
Monthly take-home$3,298
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$51,696Median pay in Vermont is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,234 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Vermont

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$138,650
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,460
Pharmacists$136,270
Nurse Practitioners$134,740
Financial Managers$128,690
Medical and Health Services Managers$128,690
Lawyers$127,310
Managers, All Other$125,440

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