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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro earn a median of $53,930 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,050 jobs (May 2025). That is 16% above the U.S. median of $46,550 and 9% above the WA statewide median of $49,300. It ranks #5 of 82 metros with published figures for this job.

GRINDING, LAPPING, POLISHING, AND BUFFING MACHINE TOOL SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC · SEATTLE-TACOMA-BELLEVUE, WA · BLS
BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SEATTLE-TACOMA-BELLEVUE, WA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$40,380P25$47,700MEDIAN$53,930P75$61,350P90$72,690
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,110P25$39,390MEDIAN$46,550P75$54,290P90$62,600
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What is the average Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Seattle?

The BLS median is $53,930 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,050 jobs pay between $47,700 and $61,350. The 10th percentile is $40,380 and the 90th is $72,690.

Is Seattle a high-paying metro for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

That is 16% above the U.S. median of $46,550 and 9% above the WA statewide median of $49,300. It ranks #5 of 82 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

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.