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

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oregon earn the most in Portland (average $59,420 a year) and the least in Albany ($56,770), across the 3 Oregon metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $58,530 and the median at $57,290 for 1,180 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 Oregon

Portland$59,420
Bend$57,600
Albany$56,770

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Portland	$59,420	$58,680	$47,490	$45,715	105
Bend	$57,600	$60,180	$49,490	$44,393	104
Albany	$56,770	$50,840	$46,980	$43,790	102

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included. 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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