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

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Utah earn the most in Provo (average $48,250 a year) and the least in Ogden ($41,190), across the 3 Utah metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $45,490 and the median at $44,320 for 400 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 Utah

Provo$48,250
Salt Lake City$44,860
Ogden$41,190

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Provo	$48,250	$47,890	$44,320	$38,802	98
Salt Lake City	$44,860	$45,620	$38,220	$36,252	101
Ogden	$41,190	$36,710	$34,950	$33,514	100

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula. 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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