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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia earns $49,950 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,339 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$37,750
Median percentile
$49,950
75th percentile
$58,270
90th percentile
$69,760

Based on 200 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

$40,067 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,950
Federal income tax−$3,814
Social Security + Medicare−$3,821
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,248
Monthly take-home$3,339
Every two weeks$1,541

Does it go far here?

$55,812Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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