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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Yakima, WA earns $46,020 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,263 a month.

10th percentile
$37,420
25th percentile
$42,960
Median percentile
$46,020
75th percentile
$57,830
90th percentile
$60,610

Based on 40 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

$39,157 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,020
Federal income tax−$3,342
Social Security + Medicare−$3,521
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,263
Every two weeks$1,506

Does it go far here?

$48,166Median pay in Yakima, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,109 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Yakima, WA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$119,470
Registered Nurses$102,950
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,560
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,330
Accountants and Auditors$82,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,520
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,140
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,930

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