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

Yes — at the median salary of $109K, rent takes 27.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,930/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 $50K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,007/month.

Local pay is 124% above the national median — $109K here vs. $49K nationally.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area pays $109K median vs. the U.S. average of $49K — that’s +124%.

The median is $108,800 a year, that works out to about $52 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,110, and experienced crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders can clear $113,930. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $7,077/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,930/month, which eats 27.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Western Wyoming 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 $108,800 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.