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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Youngstown-Warren, OH earns $45,030 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,094 a month.

10th percentile
$33,470
25th percentile
$37,180
Median percentile
$45,030
75th percentile
$52,000
90th percentile
$57,260

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

$37,123 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,030
Federal income tax−$3,224
Social Security + Medicare−$3,445
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,238
Monthly take-home$3,094
Every two weeks$1,428

Does it go far here?

$51,525Median pay in Youngstown, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.4 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($795 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Youngstown, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$265,000
Sales Managers$122,110
Financial Managers$119,240
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,310
General and Operations Managers$80,050
Registered Nurses$78,680
Project Management Specialists$77,160
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,720

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