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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Worcester, MA earns $46,210 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,083 a month.

10th percentile
$38,320
25th percentile
$41,990
Median percentile
$46,210
75th percentile
$53,490
90th percentile
$60,000

Based on 310 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

$36,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,210
Federal income tax−$3,365
Social Security + Medicare−$3,535
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,311
Monthly take-home$3,083
Every two weeks$1,423

Does it go far here?

$45,073Median pay in Worcester, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,426 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Worcester, MA

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$199,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$193,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,150
Financial Managers$170,940
Managers, All Other$164,730
Sales Managers$162,810
Software Developers$146,950
Construction Managers$140,570

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