Highest-Paying States for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Ranked purely by BLS median annual wage — this does not account for cost of living or job availability. See best states for a balanced ranking.
- 1Oregon$57,290
- 2Minnesota$51,780
- 3Massachusetts$50,910
- 4Vermont$50,640
- 5West Virginia$49,950
- 6Washington$49,300
- 7New York$49,290
- 8Kentucky$49,160
- 9Connecticut$48,590
- 10Nebraska$48,500
- 11South Carolina$48,040
- 12North Carolina$47,770
- 13North Dakota$47,670
- 14Pennsylvania$47,650
- 15Wisconsin$47,330