Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary
in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Middle 50%
- $43,880–$62,950
- vs U.S. median
- +4%
- Metro rank
- #9 of 22
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro earn a median of $50,400 a year, based on BLS estimates for 830 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% above the U.S. median of $48,540 and 13% below the NY statewide median of $58,090. It ranks #9 of 22 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE830 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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Questions
What is the average Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in New York?
The BLS median is $50,400 a year (May 2025). Half of the 830 jobs pay between $43,880 and $62,950. The 10th percentile is $38,280 and the 90th is $72,820.
Is New York a high-paying metro for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
That is 4% above the U.S. median of $48,540 and 13% below the NY statewide median of $58,090. It ranks #9 of 22 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make an hour in New York?
About $24.23 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $50,400 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $21.10–$30.26 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.