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

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 12 metro areas • North Carolina

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina earn a median salary of $48,488 per year on average across 12 metro and nonmetro areas, +7.3% vs the national median of $45,190. An estimated 1,970 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are employed across North Carolina, with salaries ranging from $42,700 to $53,180 depending on location.

$48,488 Avg median salary in North Carolina
$53,180 Highest paying metro
$42,700 Lowest paying metro
1,970 Employed in North Carolina

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

      Metro areaMedian salary25th pct75th pctEmployed
      Asheville, NC$53,180$42,360$58,560100
      Charlotte, NC-SC$52,850$43,010$57,090740
      Wilmington, NC$52,280$44,980$53,52040
      Western North Carolina$52,020$45,240$52,020180
      Eastern North Carolina$49,590$40,780$50,170130
      Durham, NC$48,140$39,530$58,76030
      Greensboro, NC$47,100$41,040$49,810280
      Winston, NC$46,710$37,180$48,550120
      Burlington, NC$46,060$36,540$55,52030
      Hickory, NC$45,990$40,370$49,270130
      Raleigh, NC$45,230$36,560$49,800100
      Central North Carolina$42,700$35,550$50,11090

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