Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Oklahoma

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oklahoma earn the most in Tulsa (average $41,620 a year) and the least in Oklahoma City ($36,850), across the 2 Oklahoma metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $41,490 and the median at $38,570 for 870 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $48,170.

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in Oklahoma

Tulsa$41,620
Oklahoma City$36,850

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Tulsa	$41,620	$38,570	$35,160	$34,294	89
Oklahoma City	$36,850	$36,040	$31,230	$30,676	90

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other states

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4033.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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