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

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 6 metro areas • Minnesota

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minnesota earn a median salary of $50,497 per year on average across 6 metro and nonmetro areas, +11.7% vs the national median of $45,190. An estimated 1,480 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are employed across Minnesota, with salaries ranging from $40,870 to $55,990 depending on location.

$50,497 Avg median salary in Minnesota
$55,990 Highest paying metro
$40,870 Lowest paying metro
1,480 Employed in Minnesota

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      Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries by city in Minnesota

      Metro area Median salary 25th pct 75th pct Employed
      Rochester, MN $55,990 $49,740 $56,210 30
      St. Cloud, MN $55,580 $47,130 $60,740 70
      Southwest Minnesota $50,600 $40,200 $56,420 100
      Northwest Minnesota $50,350 $43,290 $56,410 160
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $49,590 $46,300 $59,690 1,030
      Southeast Minnesota $40,870 $39,600 $48,490 90

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