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

Yes — at the median salary of $79K, rent takes 27.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,469/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders typically earn — is $59K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,518/month.

Local pay is 62% above the national median — $79K here vs. $49K nationally.

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area pays $79K median vs. the U.S. average of $49K — that’s +62%.

The median is $78,710 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $58,630, and experienced crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders can clear $91,550. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,313/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,469/month, which eats 27.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders salary is worth about $78,710 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.