Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 268 metro areas

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Western Wyoming $105,380 50
Duluth, MN-WI $81,770 80
Southwest Alabama $77,090 110
Wyoming $76,350 120
East Georgia $72,560 30
Balance of Nevada $70,810 230

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $66,570 110
      Alaska $66,570 100
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Alabama $77,090 110
      Decatur, AL $59,920 30
      Anniston, AL $55,580 30
      Northeast Alabama $55,000 100
      Birmingham, AL $38,860 90
      Alabama $35,920 600
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Arkansas $45,800 30
      Jonesboro, AR $40,010 90
      Arkansas $37,690 640
      Little Rock, AR $37,690 170
      South Arkansas $36,660 180
      Fayetteville, AR $35,920 30
      North Arkansas $34,860 50
      East Arkansas $34,700 60
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $48,040 —
      Phoenix, AZ $47,690 —
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $64,510 180
      Riverside, CA $54,530 370
      San Jose, CA $51,500 80
      Salinas, CA $49,050 30
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $48,930 60
      Sacramento, CA $47,570 150
      Napa, CA $46,320 —
      California $45,950 2,510
      Stockton, CA $45,720 80
      Santa Rosa, CA $45,470 —
      Bakersfield, CA $45,020 60
      Fresno, CA $45,020 110
      Oxnard, CA $44,380 60
      Modesto, CA $43,140 50
      Los Angeles, CA $41,910 740
      San Diego, CA $38,950 170
      Merced, CA $38,870 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $48,600 50
      Denver, CO $46,550 470
      Greeley, CO $46,010 90
      Colorado $45,930 850
      Fort Collins, CO $42,840 80
      Pueblo, CO $38,180 50
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $54,120 110
      Hartford, CT $53,400 70
      Connecticut $52,860 340
      New Haven, CT $51,320 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $48,580 180
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $46,050 90
      Miami, FL $45,680 130
      Florida $44,370 620
      Jacksonville, FL $44,100 70
      Orlando, FL $43,950 110
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Georgia $72,560 30
      Gainesville, GA $44,720 30
      Atlanta, GA $41,230 380
      Georgia $38,560 970
      South Georgia $36,360 40
      North Georgia $36,280 150
      Savannah, GA $36,010 60
      Middle Georgia $33,950 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $62,640 —
      Southeast Iowa $60,230 —
      Iowa $60,210 1,970
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $58,530 70
      Des Moines, IA $58,000 200
      Ames, IA $56,850 40
      Northwest Iowa $48,750 220
      Northeast Iowa $48,520 —
      Southwest Iowa $48,300 40
      Davenport, IA-IL $43,770 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $56,520 70
      Boise City, ID $55,420 100
      Idaho $48,660 360
      Southeast-Central Idaho $46,210 60
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $61,030 30
      Chicago, IL-IN $60,830 260
      Illinois $51,860 340
      East Central Illinois $50,910 30
      Northwest Illinois $41,500 50
      West Central Illinois $37,300 70
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $62,730 190
      Lafayette, IN $60,010 150
      Southern Indiana $58,890 70
      Evansville, IN $55,540 80
      Terre Haute, IN $50,290 40
      Indiana $49,290 1,250
      Central Indiana $46,300 80
      Fort Wayne, IN $45,770 70
      Elkhart, IN $45,060 80
      Northern Indiana $45,000 160
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $49,360 70
      Kansas $46,320 420
      Kansas $44,870 250
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,300 110
      Kentucky $46,940 210
      Central Kentucky $35,010 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $58,000 80
      Louisiana $45,460 260
      Baton Rouge, LA $44,920 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $61,640 50
      Boston, MA-NH $49,770 410
      Worcester, MA $49,230 120
      Massachusetts $48,630 730
      Springfield, MA $45,900 70
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $39,250 190
      Baltimore, MD $38,960 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $57,320 60
      Maine $52,880 200
      Southwest Maine $49,300 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $63,970 50
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $55,530 130
      Detroit, MI $48,160 160
      Michigan $46,760 880
      Mid Michigan $39,640 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $37,820 210
      Southern Michigan $36,560 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $81,770 80
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $58,150 200
      Minnesota $58,150 580
      Southeast Minnesota $57,110 90
      Northwest Minnesota $53,910 70
      Southwest Minnesota $53,560 40
      St. Cloud, MN $49,250 80
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $62,960 190
      St. Louis, MO-IL $48,880 40
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $48,610 60
      Missouri $48,090 710
      Southeast Missouri $47,880 200
      Joplin, MO-KS $47,460 40
      Southwest Missouri $47,260 50
      North Missouri $43,000 50
      Central Missouri $35,200 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Delta Mississippi $39,150 40
      Jackson, MS $37,550 30
      Upper East Mississippi $35,950 80
      Mississippi $35,780 250
      Lower East Mississippi $35,060 30
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Montana $60,110 100
      Montana $46,490 300
      Great Falls, MT $44,010 40
      Billings, MT $41,410 30
      East-Central Montana $39,830 —
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern North Carolina $50,470 90
      Greensboro, NC $46,600 60
      Charlotte, NC-SC $44,930 210
      Raleigh, NC $44,530 60
      Western North Carolina $44,470 60
      North Carolina $43,380 700
      Winston, NC $42,810 40
      Central North Carolina $37,440 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $56,860 50
      Fargo, ND-MN $51,770 70
      Bismarck, ND $49,180 40
      North Dakota $47,900 250
      East North Dakota $47,720 100
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $64,110 270
      South Nebraska $58,920 40
      Nebraska $52,620 490
      Lincoln, NE $46,870 —
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $51,390 30
      New Hampshire $48,780 100
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $50,820 490
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $53,540 50
      New Mexico $43,240 100
      Albuquerque, NM $42,840 80
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $70,810 230
      Nevada $63,960 370
      Reno, NV $58,820 170
      Las Vegas, NV $55,510 100
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Capital/Northern New York $70,770 110
      Albany, NY $66,640 80
      Southwest New York $56,810 100
      New York $53,330 1,050
      Rochester, NY $53,330 110
      New York, NY-NJ $51,030 670
      Buffalo, NY $49,060 120
      Central East New York $46,090 50
      Syracuse, NY $42,330 50
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sandusky, OH $65,240 30
      Columbus, OH $45,540 150
      Toledo, OH $43,440 80
      West Northwestern Ohio $43,410 130
      Canton, OH $40,430 50
      Eastern Ohio $40,400 40
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $39,570 360
      Ohio $39,570 1,300
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,490 80
      Cleveland, OH $38,420 250
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $39,660 400
      Southeast Oklahoma $38,970 70
      Oklahoma City, OK $38,100 90
      Tulsa, OK $35,150 110
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Medford, OR $61,830 30
      Salem, OR $58,130 60
      Portland, OR-WA $51,090 270
      Oregon $49,820 520
      Eugene, OR $46,560 110
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chambersburg, PA $64,190 —
      Scranton, PA $55,090 40
      Harrisburg, PA $52,190 50
      Reading, PA $51,980 70
      Allentown, PA-NJ $50,760 100
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $50,430 70
      Pittsburgh, PA $50,270 120
      Pennsylvania $49,050 1,120
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $49,010 40
      Central Pennsylvania $48,770 120
      Lancaster, PA $47,660 80
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $46,900 250
      Altoona, PA $45,830 —
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $45,650 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,620 80
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $45,740 50
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern South Carolina $42,680 70
      Greenville, SC $38,760 80
      South Carolina $37,400 440
      Columbia, SC $37,060 120
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $48,320 40
      South Dakota $48,320 90
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $38,820 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, TN $51,690 50
      East Tennessee $47,110 —
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,740 100
      Kingsport, TN-VA $43,230 80
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $42,120 70
      Knoxville, TN $42,060 260
      Tennessee $41,600 1,460
      West Tennessee $41,600 90
      Nashville, TN $41,090 350
      North Central Tennessee $37,310 —
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Corpus Christi, TX $66,540 40
      Northwestern Region of Texas $52,150 80
      Amarillo, TX $43,400 60
      Houston, TX $39,520 250
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $39,470 40
      San Antonio, TX $38,590 80
      Texas $38,580 1,400
      North Region of Texas $38,070 80
      Dallas, TX $38,040 380
      Austin, TX $37,440 60
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,960 60
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $62,030 50
      Salt Lake City, UT $50,570 80
      Utah $50,440 250
      High Desert Utah $48,100 70
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern West Virginia $63,490 50
      West Virginia $54,310 240
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $45,260 130
      Northern West Virginia $45,100 40
      Virginia $43,680 640
      Richmond, VA $42,920 90
      Southwest Virginia $39,980 40
      Southside Virginia $31,200 50
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $53,760 120
      Vermont $53,760 230
      Southern Vermont $52,680 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington $49,920 500
      Spokane, WA $49,540 30
      Seattle, WA $48,280 300
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $58,880 60
      Racine, WI $54,580 40
      Western Wisconsin $49,800 60
      Wisconsin $49,710 480
      Milwaukee, WI $48,600 110
      South Central Wisconsin $46,150 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $65,820 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $105,380 50
      Wyoming $76,350 120
      Eastern Wyoming $69,060 60