Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary
The median pay for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in the United States is $50,060 a year. About 5,600 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,350
- 25th percentile
- $40,800
- Median percentile
- $50,060
- 75th percentile
- $62,150
- 90th percentile
- $77,170
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $75,190
- Oregon $60,760
- Idaho $59,250
- Ohio $56,690
- Massachusetts $56,600
- Louisiana $56,380
- Mississippi $55,510
- Missouri $52,540
- Minnesota $51,990
- Iowa $51,760
- California $51,300
- Wisconsin $51,240
- South Carolina $50,220
- Indiana $48,700
- Nebraska $47,360
- New York $47,070
- Georgia $46,800
- Maine $46,750
- New Hampshire $46,380
- Texas $46,000
- North Carolina $45,790
- Oklahoma $45,600
- Kentucky $44,170
- Michigan $43,470
- Alabama $41,720
- Connecticut $39,710
- Pennsylvania $39,550
- Arkansas $38,410
- Virginia $38,370
- Tennessee $36,920
- Florida $36,880
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $102,390
- Eugene, OR $75,630
- Dayton, OH $64,350
- Sacramento, CA $62,890
- Minneapolis, MN $62,790
- Longview, WA $61,820
- St. Louis, MO $61,550
- Portland, OR $60,760
- Atlanta, GA $55,100
- San Francisco, CA $53,340
- Hartford, CT $51,690
- San Diego, CA $50,120
- New York, NY $48,580
- Los Angeles, CA $46,580
- Cincinnati, OH $44,170
- Philadelphia, PA $44,050
- Grand Rapids, MI $43,470
- Fort Smith, AR $38,410