Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $42,950 or more. The middle half of grinding and polishing workers, hand in Albuquerque earn between $28,630 and $37,070.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay in Albuquerque vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Grinding and polishing workers, hand in Albuquerque earn 5% more than the New Mexico average ($32,200) and 25% less than the U.S. average ($45,020). At the median the gap is -26% against the U.S. median of $42,660.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $33,970, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $28,981 a year, or $2,415 a month and $1,115 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Albuquerque a good place for grinding and polishing workers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $33,970 buys what about $35,554 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Virginia Beach, VA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,910).

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